Characteristics of inmates witnessing overdose events in prison: implications for prevention in the correctional setting

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although prevention of opiate overdose has been gaining attention as a harm reduction measure with community drug users, there is scarce information about drug overdose in prison. In correctional institutions without a drug free environment, awareness of overdose events is an important public health concern. This study explores the frequency with which inmates in a state penitentiary system report having witnessed drug overdose events in prison. It also explores whether participants who have witnessed an overdose in prison and know someone who died from an overdose in prison significantly differ from those that do not in selected sociodemographic variables and drug use history to identify a target population for prevention interventions.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Data comes from a cross-sectional survey of sentenced inmates in the state prisons of Puerto Rico. A complex probabilistic, multistage sampling design was used. A total of 1,179 individuals participated for an 89% response rate.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Factors associated with witnessing an overdose event in prison include: male sex, age 25 or older, drug use during current incarceration, and drug injection in prison. Factors associated with knowing someone who died from an overdose in prison include: male sex, age between 25–35, previous incarcerations, and drug use during current incarceration.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Witnessing a drug overdose is a frequent occurrence within the prison system. The likelihood of witnessing an overdose is greater with being male, polydrug use and drug injection in prison. Findings signal an urgent public health challenge that requires prompt interventions to reduce this drug related harm within the correctional system, including adequate access to medication with opiate agonists.</p

Propuesta de diseño de una asignatura de seguridad de sistemas informáticos

Muchos de los actuales planes de estudios de informática carecen de asignaturas específicas sobre las materias relacionadas con la seguridad de los sistemas informáticos, y, dada la impor-tancia creciente de esta materia, es de esperar que sea clave en los futuros planes de estudios. Además, su cuerpo curricular no está tan claro como en otras asignaturas más clásicas (sistemas operativos, bases de datos, etc). En este artículo se plantea una propuesta de diseño de dicha asignatura, desde las competen-cias que se pretenden lograr hasta los contenidos a impartir y la metodología de trabajo, siguiendo la filosofía planteada por el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES).Peer Reviewe

About two major and recent reforms of our Commercial Law: corporations and second chance

Este artículo comenta las reformas llevadas a cabo en la legislación mercantil relativas a sociedades de capital y segunda oportunidad. La Ley 31/2014, de 3 de diciembre, por la que se modifica la Ley de Sociedades de Capital para la mejora del gobierno corporativo y la Ley y el Real Decreto-Ley 1/2015, de 27 de febrero, de mecanismo de segunda opor­tunidad, reducción de carga financiera y otras medidas de orden socia

Involuntary Civil Commitment for Substance Use Disorders in Puerto Rico: Neglected Rights Violations and Implications for Legal Reform

Laws facilitating the involuntary civil commitment (ICC) of people with substance use disorders vary considerably internationally and across the United States. Puerto Rico, a colonial territory of the United States since 1898, currently harbors the most punitive ICC legislation in the country. It is the only place in the United States where self-sufficient adults who pose no grave danger to themselves or others can be involuntarily committed to restrictive residential facilities for over a year at a time without ever being assessed by a health care professional. The involuntary commitment of otherwise-able citizens—many of whom have never been diagnosed with a substance use disorder—continues to be ignored nationally and internationally. In this paper, we specify how Puerto Rican ICC law and procedures systematically violate rights and liberties that are supposed to be guaranteed by Puerto Rico’s Mental Health Act, the US Federal Supreme Court, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To ensure that Puerto Rico’s ICC procedures conform to prevailing local, national, and international standards, we propose a series of legislative reforms. Finally, we highlight the importance of addressing the preponderance of poorly constructed ICC laws both within the United States and internationally

Propuesta de diseño de la asignatura de Seguridad de Sistemas Informáticos

Muchos de los actuales planes de estudios de informática carecen de asignaturas específicas sobre las materias relacionadas con la seguridad de los sistemas informáticos, y, dada la importancia creciente de esta materia, es de esperar que sea clave en los futuros planes de estudios. Además, su cuerpo curricular no está tan claro como en otras asignaturas más clásicas (sistemas operativos, bases de datos, etc). En este artículo se plantea una propuesta de diseño de dicha asignatura, desde las competencias que se pretenden lograr hasta los contenidos a impartir y la metodología de trabajo, siguiendo la filosofía planteada por el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES)