Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction

Stigma around medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is decreasing, leading more judges, particularly rural judges, to offer MOUD as an alternative to jail time. Highlights the Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN-ROCS) as an example program. First introduced in one judicial district, it is now being replicated in other parts of the state. Notes that availability of treatment in rural areas remains an issue.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news