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Screening remand prisoners for drug misuse would be improved by training doctors better
BMJ 1997; 315 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.315.7121.1541a (Published 06 December 1997) Cite this as: BMJ 1997;315:1541
- Rosemary J Wool, Independent adviser on health care in secure environmentsa
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Editor—In their case study of substance misuse by remand prisoners Mason et al found that “present prison procedures fail to identify the extent to which substances are used and misused in people newly remanded to prison.”1 In a recent (unpublished) study of the health needs presented by prisoners remanded into La Moye prison, Jersey, I examined the …
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