Add to ORKGAim and Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) and the relationship between inmates with SUD and those without SUD with reoffending. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out among 366 male inmates awaiting trial in Jos maximum security prison, Plateau state (Nigeria). Two sets of questionnaires were used, namely General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Results: Prevalence of SUD was 32.8% (120) among inmates. Reoffending was statistically significant with SUD (p < 0.001). Conclusion: These results suggest a significant rate of SUD among awaiting trial inmates. It also shows a significant diffe...
ABSTRACT Psychoactive substance use is a proliferating public health and social problem that leads ...
Aims: The aims were to (1) estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders in prisoners on...
Substance use is a societal and an important public health concern in this 21st century. The number ...
Alcohol and substance abuse has been linked with criminal behavior particularly recidivism.. Crimina...
Abstract Background Substance use disorder is an important public health problem and one of the majo...
Background: Substance use disorder is an important public health problem and one of the major causes...
This study investigated drug use pattern among inmates of Jos prison between 2010 and 2014. The stud...
Background: Research shows that the prevalence of substance use disorders among the prison populatio...
The study examined the 30-day and lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol and drug disorders among sta...
Recent events in Nigeria seem to suggest that young people are being indoctrinated and used under th...
Background: Information from previous reports tend to suggest that drug use is associated with crime...
Psychoactive substance disorders among prison inmates are challenges to the prison authority, and th...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of substance use among inpatients of a Psyc...
Substance or drug abuse can be described as a hazardous or detrimental use of a drug or psychoactive...
Background: The co-morbidity of psychoactive substance use and other mental disorders is a major cha...
ABSTRACT Psychoactive substance use is a proliferating public health and social problem that leads ...
Aims: The aims were to (1) estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders in prisoners on...
Substance use is a societal and an important public health concern in this 21st century. The number ...
Alcohol and substance abuse has been linked with criminal behavior particularly recidivism.. Crimina...
Abstract Background Substance use disorder is an important public health problem and one of the majo...
Background: Substance use disorder is an important public health problem and one of the major causes...
This study investigated drug use pattern among inmates of Jos prison between 2010 and 2014. The stud...
Background: Research shows that the prevalence of substance use disorders among the prison populatio...
The study examined the 30-day and lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol and drug disorders among sta...
Recent events in Nigeria seem to suggest that young people are being indoctrinated and used under th...
Background: Information from previous reports tend to suggest that drug use is associated with crime...
Psychoactive substance disorders among prison inmates are challenges to the prison authority, and th...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of substance use among inpatients of a Psyc...
Substance or drug abuse can be described as a hazardous or detrimental use of a drug or psychoactive...
Background: The co-morbidity of psychoactive substance use and other mental disorders is a major cha...
ABSTRACT Psychoactive substance use is a proliferating public health and social problem that leads ...
Aims: The aims were to (1) estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders in prisoners on...
Substance use is a societal and an important public health concern in this 21st century. The number ...