Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #19 - Excellence in Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice | Article 9 (ACJ19-A009)

Article 9: Smoking Behaviours, Nicotine Dependence and Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Young People Entering Australian Youth Detention – A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study (ACJ19-A009) by Leigh Haysom, Nahla Kashem & Penelope Abbott

Abstract

Smoking behaviours, nicotine dependence and use of nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) in young people in Australian youth detention have not been studied for a decade, and not since the rapid rise of youth vaping. This study analysed youth detention reception data regarding vaping, cigarette smoking, cannabis use, nicotine dependence and use of NRT. Health leaders in Australian youth detention jurisdictions reported on the barriers and enablers to NRT use in their settings. In comparison to previous studies, cigarette smoking was significantly reduced, cannabis use was unchanged and vaping rates were high. Barriers to NRT provision in youth detention settings included staff concerns about misuse, a lack of identified need and low acceptance amongst the youth.

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Authors

Leigh Haysom

Senior Staff Specialist, Clinical Director, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, Australia

Dr Leigh Haysom is a senior staff specialist paediatrician and the Clinical Director of Adolescent Health for Justice Health Forensic Mental Health Network. This public health service provides care for young people and adults who are incarcerated across the state of New South Wales, Australia. Leigh has a background in public health, epidemiology and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and has used this experience to advocate for community-equivalent care for young people in contact with the criminal justice system.

Nahla Kashem

Student, Western Sydney University, Australia

Nazifa Nahla Kashem is a fifth-year medical student at Western Sydney University, Australia, pursuing a Bachelor of Clinical Science (Medicine)/Doctor of Medicine degree. She recently completed an international medical elective in Bangladesh and the Philippines, where she volunteered in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Dermatology and Psychiatry, working with underserved communities in resourcelimited healthcare systems. This research became part of her MD Project. Nazifa’s areas of interest include Critical Care, Psychiatry and community health.

Penelope Abbott

Academic Practitioner, Chair, Western Sydney University, Australia

Professor Penelope Abbott is an academic general practitioner and the Chair of General Practice in the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University, Australia. She is a visiting General Practitioner in the Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network, and previously worked as a GP in the Aboriginal community- controlled health sector for over 20 years. She has career-long teaching, research, clinical, and professional interests in the health and wellbeing of justice-involved people.

Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #19 - Excellence in Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice | Article 9 (ACJ19-A009)

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