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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 10/14/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
Rural Community Opioid Response Program (RCORP) grantees discussed their efforts and initiatives working with criminal justice and corrections agencies to engage individuals who are incarcerated.