“…Pharmacy data was collected for 44,660 people detained in 14 of the 15 closed prisons (with no access to the community) in Scotland. The data covered medicines dispensed over a period of 5 years, before and after the ban was put in place.
After the smoking ban was put in place, researchers found:
- a 42% increase in dispensing of nicotine replacement therapy, showing that more people in custody were seeking help to quit smoking
- a 9% decrease in dispensing for smoking-related illnesses; this was largely accounted for by respiratory diseases, with small decreases in other conditions
- no changes in antidepressant dispensing”. (National Institute for Health and Care Research 2022)
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