title: Past and current drug use among Canadian correctional officers.
abstract: Current and past drug use was assessed in a sample of 77 Canadian correctional officers working in two medium-security penitentiaries. 58% of correctional officers indicated past illicit drug use. This compares with 20% of Canadians who indicate illicit drug use. Correctional officers were more likely than the general population to have used marijuana and cocaine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Svenson
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Backs
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lagace
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003042:Cocaine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D003042:Cocaine