Championing change to save lives: A call to action to implement reforms to increase use of medications to treat opioid use disorder in correctional settings
The disproportional rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) in U.S. correctional facilities make them prime intervention points to treat OUD utilizing medication to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), the evidence-based clinical standard of care. MOUD has been shown to be effective to support recovery and...
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Published in | Criminal justice review (Atlanta, Ga.) Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 94 - 102 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.03.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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Summary: | The disproportional rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) in U.S. correctional facilities make them prime intervention points to treat OUD utilizing medication to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), the evidence-based clinical standard of care. MOUD has been shown to be effective to support recovery and reduce recurrence of OUD, overdose deaths, and recidivism for justice-involved persons both while incarcerated and once they reenter their communities. Despite the high prevalence, most jails and prisons do not offer MOUD. Litigation has spurred expanded access in more facilities, but widespread MOUD access can only become a reality through a comprehensive effort of corrections officials, medical experts, advocates, legislators, and other champions to raise awareness and affect ideological and policy change. It is a legal and ethical imperative that the lives of justice-involved persons not be jeopardized by the lack of evidence-based treatment for OUD in correctional settings. |
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Bibliography: | CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2022, [94]-102 Informit, Melbourne (Vic) |
ISSN: | 0734-0168 1556-3839 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0734016820981629 |