Action on Smoking and Health UK, National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, Public Health England. (2016) Briefing: Managing nicotine withdrawal in police custody. London: ASH.
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This briefing is designed for police custody officers. Its purpose is to share good practice around managing nicotine withdrawal of detainees whilst they are in police custody. It covers the following:
• Effects on detainees of short term abstinence from cigarettes.
• How nicotine cravings can affect detainees’ behaviour and ability to participate appropriately in interviews.
• Provision of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as a safe way to help manage nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Prison-based health service
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Correctional system and facility > Prison
T Demographic characteristics > Person in prison (prisoner)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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