I think education is one strategy. I'm not sure what the deterrent strategies would be except to have better detection as people come in. I do think it's worth noting that people who are in the criminal justice system with substance use problems are more likely than others to come from families that themselves have substance use issues. So being aware of family history and family context might be helpful in terms of the efforts to intervene preventively around this and in terms of surveillance. So that's another element I think is worth noting, that there are inmates whose families have substance use histories and they have perhaps learned these behaviours in the home. I'm not sure if those individuals are more likely to be smuggling substances in or not, but it's another factor I would suggest for consideration.
On October 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.