Research and analysis

Interventions to reduce harms for people who inject drugs in prisons

This rapid review aims to identify and summarise evidence for the effectiveness of interventions.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 9 October 2024

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Interventions to reduce infection-related harms for people who inject drugs in prisons and places of detention: A rapid review

Ref: Published October 2024 GOV-17324

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This rapid review aims to identify and summarise evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce infection-related harms for people who inject drugs in prisons and places of detention.

The rapid review, with research published up to 25 May 2023, included 16 studies. Infection related harms included direct harms, such as infections and abscesses, as well as behaviours that increased the risk of infection related harms, such as injecting drug use and needle sharing. Interventions included opioid substitution treatment, needle exchange programmes and education programmes.

Published 9 October 2024