TY - JOUR AU - Stöver, Heino AU - Jamin, Daniela AU - Michels, Ingo Ilja AU - Knorr, Bärbel AU - Keppler, Karlheinz AU - Deimel, Daniel PY - 2019 DA - 2019/12/21 TI - Opioid substitution therapy for people living in German prisons—inequality compared with civic sector JO - Harm Reduction Journal SP - 72 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - The above-average proportion of people with opioid use disorder living in prisons is a worldwide reality, and the need to treat these people was recognized internationally more than 20 years ago. Studies have shown that substitution therapies are best suited to treat opioid use disorder and reduce the risk of HIV and hepatitis C transmission and overdose. However, huge health inequalities exist in and outside of prison due to the different implementation of opioid substitution therapy (OST). People living in prisons are entitled to the best possible health care. This is established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Solely the imprisonment, and not the loss of fundamental human rights, constitutes the punishment. SN - 1477-7517 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0340-4 DO - 10.1186/s12954-019-0340-4 ID - Stöver2019 ER -