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Now consider that the patient:
Now consider that the patient:
Has experienced incarceration
Has experienced incarceration
Incarcerated individuals are more likely to suffer from infectious diseases and stress-related illness (Massoglia 2008). Former inmates are more likely to have incident hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (Wang et al. 2009).
Belongs to a demographic that is more likely to be incarcerated
Belongs to a demographic that is more likely to be incarcerated
It is estimated that 20% of people incarcerated are there as a result of a drug charge (Sawyer and Wagner 2020). The prioritization of drug prohibition, criminalization, and punishment in the US disproportionately impacts low-income communities and people of color. For example, Black people make up a disproportionate amount of drug arrests although all races use and sell drugs at similar rates (Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, 2020).
Massoglia M. (2008). Incarceration, health, and racial disparities in health. Law Soc Rev., 42(2):275–306.
Wang, E. A., Pletcher, M., Lin, F., Vittinghoff, E., Kertesz, S. G., Kiefe, C. I., & Bibbins-Domingo, K. (2009). Incarceration, incident hypertension, and access to health care: findings from the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study. Archives of internal medicine, 169(7), 687–693. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.26
Sawyer W, Wagner P. Mass incarceration: the whole pie 2020. Prison Policy Initiative. 2020 Mar 24 [cited 2021 Nov 23]. Available from: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html.
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. SAMHSA; 2020. Available from: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35323/NSDUHDetailedTabs2020/NSDUHDetailedTabs2020/NSDUHDetTabsSect1pe2020.htm#topofpage.
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