At least half of Colorado’s jails were not offering full medication-assisted treatment — the use of medications like methadone plus counseling — before a statutory requirement kicked in on ...

Though more than two-thirds of Ohio jails provide medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, the investigation found that not everyone incarcerated in Ohio jails received the treatment.

I was heartened to read recently that Kentucky has surpassed the $1 billion mark in total opioid settlement funds secured to ...

He called the department’s response “not all that good.” ...

Medication Assisted Treatment is a lifeline for incarcerated individuals struggling with addiction, reducing overdoses deaths, recidivism and health care costs while promoting long-term recovery ...

Though more than two-thirds of Ohio jails provide medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, the investigation found that not everyone incarcerated in Ohio jails received the treatment.

In 2023, 1 in 4 jail admissions was a person returning after a second conviction. MAT and MOUD programs present an opportunity for early intervention when first-time offenders receive treatment ...

San Mateo County spent more than $116,000 on that medication in jails in October 2024, ... Liu has focused on shoring up access to medication assisted treatment since 2018. At that point, ...

Shanya, also in North Carolina, withdrew from opioids while pregnant in jail without access to medication-assisted treatment as well. “It was not a good living situation,” Shanya, who is also ...

Hamilton County Jail Launches Medication-Assisted Treatment Pilot Program. Monday, August 12, 2024; ... Office of Justice Programs to build out a Medication-Assisted Treatment pilot ...

Medication-assisted treatment is described as an evidence-based approach to combating opioid addiction that combines the use of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration, like ...

In one study of 22 prisons and six county jails, one-third of pregnant people with opioid use disorder were not given medication-assisted treatment, and of those who were, very few initiated it in ...