title: Substance Use, Disordered Eating, and Weight Gain: Describing the Prevention and Treatment Needs of Incarcerated Women.
abstract: Weight-related concerns are associated with women's substance use and treatment relapse. The prevalence of overweight, obesity, disordered eating behavior, and substance abuse history was assessed among female inmates incarcerated for 6 to 24 months at an Oregon state prison, using a self-administered survey and physical measurements. Average weight gain was 20 pounds, 87% of women were overweight (39%) or obese (48%), and 24% reported using one or more unhealthy strategies to lose weight in the past 6 months. Women who used tobacco and illicit substances before incarceration gained more weight. Integrating nutrition and weight gain issues into substance abuse treatment could benefit incarcerated women--both soon after entering prison to prevent weight gain and close to release to prevent relapse into substance use.
authors.affiliation: Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, OR, USA linda.drach@state.or.us.
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Drach
authors.affiliation: Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Julie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.affiliation: Oregon Youth Authority, Portland, OR, USA Oregon Department of Corrections (formerly), Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret J F
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.affiliation: Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Stefanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Oregon Department of Corrections (formerly), Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sazie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D009922:Oregon; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015430:Weight Gain; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: obesity; prisoners; substance-related disorders; treatment needs; women’s health