Snapshot: Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in U.S. Jails and Prisons
Author: Joseph Longley.; Shelly Weizman.; Somer Brown.; Regina LaBelle.
Source: Volume 26, Number 02, Spring 2025 , pp.42-46(5)
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Abstract:
This snapshot highlights the progress that has been made in extending access to MOUDs in America’s correctional facilities. It summarizes federal efforts on the issue, the reviews states in which there have been policy and practice changes, discusses major legislation, litigation, and regulatory/executive actions. This snapshot is accurate as of December 2022.Keywords: Federal and State Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)
Affiliations:
1: Georgetown University Law Center on Addiction and Public Policy; 2: Center on Addiction and Public Policy; 3: Center on Addiction and Public Policy; 4: Center on Addiction and Public Policy.