Offering Buprenorphine Medication to People with Opioid Use Disorder in Jail May Reduce Rearrest and Reconviction

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• April 19th, 2022
• buprenorphine, crime, criminal justice system, incarceration, medication, opioid use disorder, overdose, recidivism, Spring 2022 Issue
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A study conducted in two rural Massachusetts jails found that people with opioid use disorder who were incarcerated and received a medication approved to treat opioid use disorder, known as buprenorphine, were less likely to face rearrest and reconviction after release than those who did not...