Scoping review of interventions to link individuals to substance use services at discharge from jail.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) must be linked to community-based SUD treatment and other services upon their release from jail, given their high service needs and risks for relapse, recidivism, and opioid-related overdose following release.

Method

This scoping review identified 14 studies (28 affiliated publications) that used experimental or quasi-experimental designs to evaluate jail re-entry interventions for individuals with SUD. The team coded intervention components, study characteristics, and study outcomes based on a service continuum for treatment linkage and retention and for post-release substance use and criminal justice outcomes.

Results

This review included 4 randomized controlled trials (RCT) for linkage to treatment with me

SUBMITTER: Grella CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9167253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature