Effect of an organizational linkage intervention on staff perceptions of medication-assisted treatment and referral intentions in community corrections.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is effective for alcohol and opioid use disorders but it is stigmatized and underutilized in criminal justice settings.

Methods

This study cluster-randomized 20 community corrections sites to determine whether an experimental implementation strategy of training and an organizational linkage intervention improved staff perceptions of MAT and referral intentions more than training alone. The 3-hour training was designed to address deficits in knowledge, perceptions and referral information, and the organizational linkage intervention brought together community corrections and addiction treatment agencies in an interagency strategic planning and implementation process over 12 months.

Results

Although training alone was ass

SUBMITTER: Friedmann PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4304936 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature