CRIM 252 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Therapeutic Community, Harm Reduction, Health Promotion
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Stats: 80% have a substance abuse problem, 56% under the in uence of something when they committed the offence, 30% estimated to have hep-c, 25% use needles to inject illegal drugs, 45% receive unsterile tattoos. What is hepatitis c? (hcv: viral disease that leads to swelling of the liver, infection is 30 times higher in the prison than the general population. What is hiv: virus that attacks the immune system results in a chronic illness that leaves people vulnerable to infections and cancers, rate of infection is 10 times higher in the prison. Primary risk behaviours for hcv & hiv in jails: unprotected sexual contact with an infected person, inject street drugs or share needles with an infected person, received a tattoo with contaminated instruments. Treatment costs: current costs = ,000-,000 per/pt, more effective treatment is available at around ~,000. Condones sharing needles (either clean the needle or do laundry with 3 oz bleach)