The New York Times By Sandra E. Garcia The American Civil Liberties Union said it had reached a settlement with a federal prison in Kansas that had denied buprenorphine, an opioid addiction medication, to an inmate who the group said would “inevitably suffer and...
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of FDA-approved medications in combination with behavioral therapies to treat alcohol and opioid addictions. When provided as part of the rehabilitation and reentry process for people incarcerated in correctional...
Hosted by the National Association of Counties This webinar will highlight strategies counties can use to effectively treat individuals with substance addictions in jails, including the use of substance addiction screenings, medication-assisted treatment, and...
