Opioid-related treatment, interventions, and outcomes among incarcerated persons: A systematic review.

BACKGROUND:Worldwide opioid-related overdose has become a major public health crisis. People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and at higher risk for opioid-related mortality. However, correctional facilities frequently adopt an abstinence-only approac...

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Main Authors: Monica Malta, Thepikaa Varatharajan, Cayley Russell, Michelle Pang, Sarah Bonato, Benedikt Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003002