In this episode, we meet with Prof Susanne MacGregor and Prof Karen Duke to explore the issues surrounding drug use in prisons. They discuss the ways vulnerable inmates can be targeted by gangs, as well as how various aspects of the prison environment can increase the potential harms of psychoactive substances. The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020 Responding to ‘wicked problems’: policy and governance on drug-related deaths in English and Welsh prisons, 2015-2020 Producing the ‘problem’ of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in English prisons ‘Keeping a lid on it’: Exploring ‘problematisations’ of prescribed medication in prisons in the UK 'Risk, Intoxication and Death: contemporary media framings of drug-related deaths ACMD report: ageing cohort of drug users City roads PPO Pregabalin Cannabis Synthetic cannabis Ecstasy Heroin HIV Fentanyl ADHD Rory Stewart 10 Prisons Project Antisocial personality disorder Support the podcast ★ Support this podcast ★
