Medication for opioid use disorder treatment continuity post-release from jail: A qualitative study with community-based treatment providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People released from jail are at elevated opioid overdose risk. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are effective in reducing overdoses. MOUD treatment was recently mandated in seven Massachusetts jails, but little is known about barriers and facilitators to treatment continuity post-release. We aimed to assess MOUD provider perspectives on treatment continuity among people released from jail.

Methods

We conducted qualitative interviews with 36 medical, supervisory, and administrative staff at MOUD programs that serve jail-referred patients. We used the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) implementation science framework to guide development of instruments, codes, and analyses. We employed deductive and inductive coding, and a g

SUBMITTER: Stopka TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10117037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature