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People in prison (prisoners) are more likely to have poor health than other people. Part of the reason for this was high
rates of smoking before a ‘smoking ban’ was put in place in prisons. The ban is meant to protect the health of staff
and people in prisons. Help is available to make it easier for people in prison to manage without tobacco. This
includes being able to buy e-cigarettes and get free help from prison stop smoking services.
In Scotland, in the Tobacco in Prisons study (TIPs for short), we did the biggest study of smoke-free prisons, to find out
what people in prison and staff think about the smoking ban, and how it affects people’s health and their living or
working conditions. Now we want to build on TIPs, to see what happens when people leave prison and to see what
their families think about the ban. We also want to see if families of people in prison would like help and support to
give up or cut down on smoking or to make their home smoke-free.
There are five parts to the new study. This application relates to only ONE part of the study ('workpackage 3'). Separate
applications will be submitted for the other parts of the study as relevant.
In the part of the study related to this application, we want to talk to people in prison to hear how they are managing
without tobacco and what they think they will do about smoking and vaping after they leave a smoke-free prison. We
want to also talk to people after they leave prison or come back into prison.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
Aged 17 or under
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
The study is sponsored by University of Stirling and funded by NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre (NETSCC) .
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