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Brief: Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons

Regina LaBelle Shelly Weizman

O'Neill Institute  |  April 16, 2020

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PEOPLE LEAVING JAILS AND PRISONS are between 10 and 40 times more likely
to die of an opioid overdose than the general American population—with the risk of
overdose greatest within a few weeks after release.

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Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Substance Use Disorder

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