About the project
PriSUD is a comprehensive research project examining health, living conditions, and mortality among people with substance use disorders in Norwegian prisons. By linking national registries and clinical data, we contribute new knowledge that can improve treatment services and conditions for a vulnerable population, both during and after incarceration.
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What is PriSUD?
People who have experienced incarceration is 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 populations. For more detailed information about the project, read here.
The PriSUD project was started in 2019 and is led by Anne Bukten. PriSUD has been developed and is led from 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.