| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Substitution in Haft
“My first 48 hours out” – comprehensive approaches to pre and post prison release interventions for drug users in the criminal justice system”
“My first 48 hours out” – comprehensive approaches to pre and post prison release interventions for drug users in the criminal justice system”
For prisoners with a history of drug use, in particular opioid use, the risks related to drug use, in particular overdose and death are extremely high in the immediate period after release due to high rates of relapse and lower opioid tolerance. Much still needs to be done in order to ensure that people with a severe history of drug use are sufficiently cared for, when released from prisons. Harm reduction measures need to be in place for ex-prisoners to be able to readjust to freedom without relapsing back into drug use and extreme risk of fatal overdose when released.