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Rehabilitation plus rehab? Jails dispense drugs to treat inmates’ addictions

At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the country are only now rolling out medicines to help inmates overcome addiction. And most of ... read more

Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Treat Inmates With Opioid Addiction Medication

At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across the country are only now rolling out medicines to help inmates overcome addiction. And most of ... read more

Drug Patent For Opioid Use Disorder Granted To Member Of Family That Owns Maker Of OxyContin

(9/8) NH Times Union: Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Dispensing Drugs To Treat Inmate Addictions Under Scrutiny At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many ... read more

Colorado lawmakers hope to end drug-addiction withdrawal in county jails

The state Office of Behavioral Health spent about $5.2 million this fiscal year to help jails provide drug addiction treatment ... inmates. Medicaid doesn’t cover the cost of medication for ... read more

Prisoners face long wait for drug-rehab services

More than 51,000 inmates were ... we re-evaluate policies on drug abuse, nothing changes,'' said Roger Werholtz, former director of the Kansas Department of Corrections. "There needs to be a modified ... read more

Americans, weary of war on drugs, prefer rehab to jail, poll says

Americans are tired of a war on drugs. That’s the conclusion of a new Pew Research Center poll finding that two-thirds of Americans prefer drug policies that emphasize rehabilitation, not jail time .. ... read more

After predecessor tried to evict it, new DuPage sheriff moves to expand jail rehab program

Former DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba announced in August that he was removing the 32-year program from the jail and completely ... group that provides job training, addiction treatment and ... read more

How Drug Treatment Policies in Vermont Prisons Contribute to the Opiate Crisis

After an unsuccessful stint in rehab ... jail offers medication-assisted treatment for more than 90 days, and it's only available to inmates with existing prescriptions. click to tweet Earlier this ... read more

Life after lockup: Twists and turns for 2 ex-inmates addicted to drugs

It was graduation day for the latest round of inmates sentenced to Mosaic, a substance-abuse and mental-health rehabilitation program inside the jail that identifies ... Even though he graduated from ... read more

Christie Calls War On Drugs Ineffective, Announces Program To Send Some Offenders To Rehab, Not Jail

Jim McGreevey discussed ideas to help inmates ... drug offenders through treatment. “First of all, because incarceration’s failed,” said Gov. Christie. “While the war on drugs was started with the ... read more