Rehabilitation plus rehab? Jails dispense drugs to treat inmates’ addictions
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At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the country are only…
At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the country are only…
At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the country are only…
By Anna Gorman At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the…
At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the country are only…
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San Mateo County health officials say they believe naltrexone, the medication they are providing at the jails, will improve…
WASHINGTON — From the moment they are arrested, people with an addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers and those who…
WASHINGTON — From the moment they are arrested, people with an addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers and those who…
Can medication assisted treatment--otherwise known as opioid maintenance therapy--win broader acceptance from prison officials?
New scientific evidence and a recently announced federal investigation may soften prison officials’ long-held opposition to the…
By Christine Vestal From the moment they are arrested, people with an addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers and…
Sixty-five percent of the U.S. prison population is addicted to drugs or alcohol, but only 11 percent receive treatment…
Sixty-five percent of the U.S. prison population is addicted to drugs or alcohol, but only 11 percent receive treatment…
Corrections officers work in the Enhanced Supervision Housing Unit at the Rikers Island Correctional facility in New York.
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