PriSUD has been established at the Norwegian Center for Addiction Research (SERAF) at the University of Oslo. The main goal of PriSUD is to improve mental and physical health, as well as quality of life for people with substance abuse problems in prison.
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What is PriSUD?
Prison inmates are a marginalized group with an accumulation of social vulnerability related to mental health and substance abuse. As a result, overdose death, suicide and relapse to drug use are very high. At PriSUD, we map, evaluate and examine outcomes related to the treatment of drug and mental disorders in prison. Over time, the project has increased in scope to include studies related to both the Norwegian and the Nordic prison population. For more detailed information about the project, read here.
PriSUD began in 2019 and is led by Anne Bukten. In addition, the project has several full-time and part-time team members: postdoctoral fellow Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, postdoctoral fellow Ingeborg Skjærvø, postdoctoral fellow Torill Tverborgvik, PhD candidate Nicoline Lokdam, PhD candidate Rose Elizabeth Boyle, PhD candidate Vegard Svendsen, as well as Katja Nilsen who represents WayBack. The project also has an interdisciplinary approach research group.
PriSUD has been developed and is led by the Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF) at the University of Oslo (UiO). PriSUD is financed by South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (HSØ), the Research Council of Norway (NFR) and The Ministry of Justice and Public Security.