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Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Dispense Drugs To Treat Inmates ...

Though few jails dispense medications to treat addiction, experts say they expect that to change over time. The American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Correctional Association issued ... read more

Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Treat Inmates With Opioid Addiction ...

Nearly 1 in 5 jail and prison inmates regularly used heroin or opioids before being incarcerated, making jails a logical entry point for intervention, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. read more

Rehabilitation plus rehab? Dispensing drugs to treat inmate 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 ... read more

Doing time on drugs: Jails are slow to dispense meds that curb inmates ...

Doing time on drugs: Jails are slow to dispense meds that curb inmates’ cravings August 19, 2018 The San Mateo County jails run a program called Choices, where inmates live in special units and ... read more

Can Drugs Treat Addiction? Prisons Offer an Answer - WSJ

Programs dispensing anti-addiction medications show early success in putting inmates on a path to sobriety, even after release. But fentanyl makes life on the outside even more dangerous. Skip to ... read more

New controversial treatment for inmate addicts - WKBW

Some jails across the country are treating inmates with controversial medication to help them battle their addictions. Critics argue the method is just trading one drug for another. But ... read more

A Franklin County Jail Can Now Dispense Methadone To Treat Inmates

A 35-milligram liquid dose of methadone. (Kevin D. Liles/AP) A western Massachusetts jail is set to become the state's first correctional facility to dispense methadone to inmates for opioid ... read more

Local jail awarded grant to help inmates with addiction treatment - MSN

(WKBN) — The Mahoning County Jail was named one of 13 recipients across the state and is set to receive $200,000 to help sheriffs prioritize addiction treatment for inmates, Attorney General ... read more

Jails slow to dispense meds that curb inmates’ cravings

At a time when the government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails are slow to help addicted inmates, only now beginning to roll out medicines to help them overcome ... read more

Joe Biden’s “Mandatory Rehab” For Drug Users Are Rebranded Jails ...

Joe Biden keeps promoting "mandatory rehabilitation" as good alternative to prison for nonviolent drug users. The problem is mandatory rehab doesn't work--and in many cases is just prison, rebranded. read more

Rehabilitation plus rehab? Jails dispense drugs to treat inmates ...

Rehabilitation plus rehab? Jails dispense drugs to treat inmates’ addictions Many jails across the country are only now rolling out medicines to help inmates overcome addiction ... read more