title: [Implications of psychoactive substances on the health of men deprived of liberty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the frequency of the use of alcohol and other drugs, as well as different types of victimization in men deprived of liberty in the prisons of Castile-La Mancha (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of men deprived of liberty in four prisons in Castile-La Mancha. An anonymous questionnaire on victimization was distributed among a total of 425 prisoners, with a confidence interval of 95%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most commonly reported assaults were verbal, affecting 41.4% of the prisoners (n=176) and the least common were sexual, affecting 7.8% (n=33). The most commonly consumed substance was cannabis, with 40.2% (n=171) of prisoners consuming it in the previous month.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Victimization and substance use is a reality in prisons, and there is a statistically significant association between the two phenomena. This association should be further studied to design preventive measures and improve prison life.
authors: Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias y Medicina Legal, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España. Electronic address: f.caravacasanchez@gmail.com.
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Caravaca-Sánchez
authors: Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias y Medicina Legal, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Cristóbal
authors: C
authors: Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez
authors: Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias y Medicina Legal, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Osuna
authors: Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias y Medicina Legal, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Falcón Romero
authors: Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias y Medicina Legal, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Aurelio
authors: A
authors: Luna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D058445:Bullying; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012742:Sex Offenses; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014754:Violence; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: Drogas de abuso; Drugs of abuse; Prisiones; Prisons; Sexual violence; Victimización; Victimization; Violencia sexual