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Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
Just 5 years ago, only 1% of jails and prisons provided MOUD, but this practice has flourished. Dr. Costello discussed the emerging evidence base for MOUD in jails, regulatory changes, funding opportunities, and the dramatic increase in usage of MOUD in our nation's correctional facilities.
Posted 6/16/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The most effective therapy for people with opioid use disorder involves the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved medications—methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Despite evidence that this approach, known as medications for opioid use disorder, reduces relapse and saves lives, the vast majority of jails and prisons do not offer this treatment.
Posted 12/30/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
Preventing Deaths, Reducing Risk to Counties and States
Posted 3/30/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
This toolkit provides correctional administrators and health care providers the information necessary to plan and implement MAT programs within jails and prisons.