The impact of the opioid crisis on U.S. state prison systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior studies have documented limited use of medications to treat opioid use disorders (OUD) for people incarcerated within state prisons in the United States. Using the framework of the criminal justice OUD service cascade, this study interviewed representatives of prison systems in states most heavily impacted by opioid overdose regarding the provision of medications for OUD (MOUD).

Methods

A stratified sampling strategy included states with high indicators of opioid-overdose deaths. Two sampling strata targeted states with: 1) OUD overdose rates significantly higher than the per capita national average; or 2) high absolute number of OUD overdose fatalities. Interviews were completed with representatives from 21 of the 23 (91%) targeted states in 2019, represent

SUBMITTER: Scott CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature