Medication in Prison Associated with Reductions in Fatal Opioid Overdoses After Release

Treatment is the Key A state-led initiative created within the Rhode Island correctional system showed that offering medication to inmates with opioid use disorders reduced fatal overdoses once the inmates were released. The reduction in fatal overdoses was large enough to have a significant...
Source: NIDA News - Category: Addiction Tags: Criminal Justice, Health and Medical Professionals, Inmates and Parolees, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Researchers, Treatment, Treatment Research Source Type: news
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