From Smoking-Permitted to Smokefree Prisons: A 3-Year Evaluation of the Changes in Occupational Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Across a National Prison System
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa073
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Prisons in Scotland were one of the few workplaces exempt from the 2006 comprehensive smoking ban in indoor public places, excluding the prison workforce from the health benefits of smokefree workplaces. The November… read more here.
Keywords: policy implementation; staff; exposure; smokefree policy ... See more keywords
How does smokefree policy impact nicotine-related and other prisoner spend (e.g. HFSS foods)?
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1318
Abstract: People in custody (PiC) have poor health compared to the general population, in part due to high smoking rates. Scotland's prisons became smokefree in 2018. Rechargeable e-cigarettes became available a few weeks before the removal… read more here.
Keywords: nicotine; tobacco; nicotine related; smokefree policy ... See more keywords
Perspectives on smokefree prison policy among people in custody in Scotland
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DOI: 10.1108/ijph-12-2019-0065
Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to explore smokefree prison policy, from the perspective of people in custody in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach In total, 77 people in custody in Scotland were interviewed in the period leading up to… read more here.
Keywords: smokefree policy; people custody; custody scotland; policy ... See more keywords