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The local adult Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007 did not ask about drug usage so
prevalence information cannot be estimated from this source. Mortality information is
included within the mental health section (see section 10.9.8 on page 706).
8.9.1.2 Prisoners
Directly from Hull‟s Adult Substance Misuse Needs Assessment 2011/2012 report: “In
the centre of Hull is Her Majesty‟s Prison (HMP) Hull, a community and local prison
holding remand, sentenced and convicted adult males and young offenders. Hull prison
receives prisoners from Hull, York and Grimsby Crown Courts and Magistrates Courts
from around the Yorkshire region. It has an operational capacity of 1,044 prisoners, and
approximately 3,600 annual receptions, the prison has a high number of short sentences
and remand prisoners, resulting in a high throughput of prisoners. Almost half (45%) of
prisoners are likely to be in the prison for one month or less, and this leads to distinct
challenges when providing health and social care services. Discharges are mostly into
the local area, or to training prisons within Yorkshire and the Humber. Over 80% of the
prison population had a local address (within approximately 50 miles of the prison).”
(Hull Community Safety Partnership 2011).
Table 155 provides estimates of total prisoners with drug problems within HMP Hull.
Figures have been provided for the total number of prisoners with drug problems, but
the prevalence figures were not provided. However, within the local needs assessment
(Hull Community Safety Partnership 2011), the prevalence estimates have been
estimated assuming that there are a total of 3,600 people going through the prison
within the course of a year and using information from the Drug Intervention Record
(DIRWeb) for the CARAT service (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and
Throughcare 49 ) for the financial year 2009/2010. The high rates of drug use in particular
opiate use will have an impact on reoffending rates.
Table 155: Estimated number of drug users in Hull Prison
Drug All prisoners
Estimated
number
Estimated prevalence per 1,000 prisoners
Crack 117 32.5 (26.9, 39.0)
Heroin 502 139 (128, 152)
Methadone 32 8.89 (6.08, 12.55)
Subutex 34 9.44 (6.54, 13.20)
Opiates 568 158 (145, 171)
Problem drug users 573 159 (146, 173)
49 The CARAT service was established in 1999 as a universal drug treatment service in every prison
establishment across England and Wales. CARAT services (CARATs) are a major element of the Prison
Service Drug Strategy.
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