Using narrative and informational messages to improve correctional professionals' attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT: Criminal legal involved (CLI) individuals face a heightened risk of opioid misuse and overdose, yet access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is limited, particularly in criminal legal settings. Negative attitudes and misinformation about MOUD are prevalent among legal system actors, creating a barrier to MOUD access. This study examines the effectiveness of informational and narrative messages in correcting misinformation and promoting positive attitudes toward MOUD among criminal legal system (CLS) professionals. Using state/federal websites, social media groups, and professional connections to correctional and behavioral health agencies nationwide, we recruited individuals who were currently working in corrections and behavioral health in criminal legal settings in the United

SUBMITTER: Harrell-Webber A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12382214 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature