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A wide range of drug services should be available to prisoners, based on local and individual needs. Interdisciplinary staff and multi-professional teams should offer psycho-social as well as pharmacological treatment, stimulating and enhancing self-help potential of prisoners.
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For an overview see Stöver (2012).
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Stöver, H. (2017). Drug Services and Harm Reduction Practice in Prisons. In: Elger, B., Ritter, C., Stöver, H. (eds) Emerging Issues in Prison Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7558-8_10
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