Influences of the criminal justice system on use of medications for opioid use disorder: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Legal-involved veterans with opioid use disorder (OUD) have lower receipt of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) than other veterans served at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This qualitative study examined the influence of the criminal justice system on access to MOUD for legal-involved veterans in the U.S.

Methods

VHA facilities (n = 14) that varied in their provision of MOUD to legal-involved veterans were selected for qualitative interviews. Interviewees included legal-involved veterans (n = 18), VHA Veterans Justice Programs Specialists (n = 15), substance use disorder treatment providers (n = 5), and criminal justice staff (n = 12). Team members applied codes to meaningful units of analysis (quotations) in the transcribed interviews. Using a

SUBMITTER: Taylor E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622969 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature