A prospective cohort study of ex-prisoners with a history of injecting drug use

澳大利亚不断增加的监狱人口的特点是吸毒率高、血液传播病毒感染率高、身心健康状况不佳。有注射毒品使用史的人将在出狱前接受面谈，并在出狱后两年内定期进行随访。访谈数据将与矫正和社区卫生数据联系起来，以探索监禁、卫生服务利用、健康结果、吸毒和再犯之间的关系。

Australia’s growing prison population is characterised by high rates of drug use, blood borne virus infection and poor physical and mental health. People with an injecting drug use history will undertake interviews prior to prison release, with periodic follow-up interviews for two years post-release. Interview data will be linked to corrections and community health data to explore relationships between, incarceration, health service utilisation, health outcomes, drug use and recidivism.