Correlates and Patterns in Use of Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Jail

Original research
par
Bailey, Amelia, Rithika Senthilkumar & Elizabeth A. Evans

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 evaluated the implementation and outcomes of a MOUD program offered by 2 of the first jails nationwide to provide access to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD, ie, buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone).

Constatations/points à retenir

At jail entry, 48.7% of individuals with opioid use disorder were being treated with MOUD. During incarceration, 65.1% received MOUD, attributable to a 9.2% increase in use of methadone (from 15.9% to 25.1%) and a 10.1% increase in use of buprenorphine (from 28.5% to 38.6%). During incarceration, 32.3% of individuals were continued on the same MOUD from the community, 25.4% were started, 8.9% stopped, and 7.5% switched type. A total of 25.9% entered jail not on any MOUD and were not started on it. Use of MOUD during incarceration was positively associated with having received MOUD in the community and incarceration at site 1 compared with site 2.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Adults with opioid use disorder (n = 347) incarcerated by 2 rural jails in Massachusetts

Mots clés

Legal system/law enforcement
Substitution/OAT