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9A.5 People experiencing incarceration
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Relevant news and research: People experiencing incarceration

Rome, M., Romo, L., Hennequin, T., Meslot, C., Negre, F., Illel, K., Zerhouni, O. and Laqueille, X. (2025). Effectiveness of psychological interventions for smoking cessation among incarcerated population: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend, 112941. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41187670


Cancer Council WA and ACOSH (2025). Cancer Council WA and ACOSH applaud move to make all WA prisons smoke-free. . Available from: https://cancerwa.asn.au/news/cancer-council-wa-and-acosh-applaud-move-to-make-all-wa-prisons-smoke-free/


Department of Justice (2025). WA prisons to go smoke-free under staged rollout. . Available from: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/announcements/wa-prisons-go-smoke-free-under-staged-rollout


Pol, K., Kumar, V., Vandekar, M., Das, D., Deshmukh, M., Sayed, A., Baghdadi, Z. D., Muhajarine, N., Ujjainkar, M. and Taywade, R. (2025). Mapping Oral Health and Tobacco Risk Profiles Among Incarcerated Populations in a Central Prison of Navi Mumbai Using a Novel TRACE Framework-A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 10. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41154951


Caballero, R., Panizoni, E., Mejia, R., Zeltman, A., Cardozo, N. F., Ramos-Pibernus, A., Alpert, A. B., Cupertino, A. P., Cartujano-Barrera, F. and Aristegui, I. (2025). Understanding biopsychosocial factors influencing cigarette smoking among transgender and gender diverse individuals living in Argentina: a qualitative study. Int J Equity Health, 1, 196. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40624505


Brown, A., Woods-Brown, C. and Hunt, K. (2025). Identifying potential barriers and enablers to smoking abstinence after leaving a smokefree prison using the capabilities, opportunities, motivations -behaviour (COM-B) model: a qualitative interview study. BMC Public Health, 1, 2100. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40474096


Heit, K., Snoswell, C. L., Holland, A., Kinner, S. A., Coomber, R., de Andrade, D. and Puljevic, C. (2025). Smoking cessation support preferences among people released from smoke-free prisons in Queensland, Australia. Int J Prison Health (2024). Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40119490


Ruokolainen, O., Ollila, H., Sandstrom, P., Harkanen, T. and Rautanen, M. (2025). Smoking cessation services and willingness to receive quitting support among people living in prison in Finland. Drug Alcohol Rev. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40162480


Brown, E. M., Smith, D. M. and Armitage, C. J. (2024). Preliminary evidence that self-incentives uniquely promote smoking cessation in incarcerated populations: A pilot randomized controlled trial. J Subst Use Addict Treat, 209610. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39710360


Jain, N., Adams, E. A., Joyes, E. C., McLellan, G., Burrows, M., Paisi, M., McGowan, L. J., Iafrate, L., Landes, D., Watt, R., Sniehotta, F. F., Kaner, E. and Ramsay, S. E. (2024). Engagement and access to support for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet by people with severe and multiple disadvantage: A qualitative study. PLoS One, 12, e0315254. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39693306


Khanna, A. S., Rousell, N., Davis, T., Zhang, Y., Sheeler, D., Cioe, P., Martin, R. and Kahler, C. W. (2024). Social network dynamics of tobacco smoking and alcohol use among persons involved with the criminal legal system (PCLS): A modeling study. Int J Alcohol Drug Res, 2, 54-67. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39686980


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