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Treatment Initiations and Opioid Overdoses among Recently Incarcerated People after Adoption of the Take-Home Methadone Policy

Description
Explores the effect flexible methadone policies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic had on opioid overdoses and treatment initiation and uptake among incarcerated people upon release. Highlights the effect this policy had on rural areas and communities that lack access to opioid treatment.
Author(s)
Benjamin A. Barsky, Shapei Yan, Meredith B. Rosenthal
Citation
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 274, 112775
Date
09/2025
Tagged as
COVID-19 · Criminal justice system · Illicit drug use · Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention