United States County Jail Treatment and Care of Pregnant Incarcerated Persons with Opioid Use Disorder

Original research
par
Benck, Kelley N. et al

Date de publication

2023

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We examined the availability of medications for OUD (MOUD) in jails.

Constatations/points à retenir

Pregnant incarcerated persons had greater access to MOUD than non-pregnant persons. Larger jurisdiction size and urban jails were significantly more likely to offer MOUD. Methadone was the most common MOUD offered for continued care for all incarcerated persons. Of the 144 jails within a county with at least one public methadone clinic, 33% did not offer methadone treatment to pregnant persons, and over 80% did not provide linkage after release from jail.

Direct link if DOI is not yet activated: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871623001011

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Cross-sectional survey of jail administrators (n=371 across 42 states)

Mots clés

Legal system/law enforcement
Parents/caregivers
Substitution/OAT