A national survey of state laws regarding medications for opioid use disorder in problem-solving courts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Problem-solving courts have the potential to help reduce harms associated with the opioid crisis. However, problem-solving courts vary in their policies toward medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), with some courts discouraging or even prohibiting MOUD use. State laws may influence court policies regarding MOUD; thus, we aimed to identify and describe state laws related to MOUD in problem-solving courts across the US from 2005 to 2019.

Methods

We searched Westlaw legal software for regulations and statutes (collectively referred to as "state laws") in all US states and D.C. from 2005 to 2019 and included laws related to both MOUD and problem-solving courts in our analytic sample. We conducted a modified iterative categorization process to identify and analyz

SUBMITTER: Andraka-Christou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8969254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature