In response to soaring overdose deaths in state prisons, California started a sprawling addiction program. But keeping people on medication during and after a sentence can be difficult.
Tag: Buprenorphine (Drug)
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They Followed Doctors’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away.
Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your baby.
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U.S. to Fund Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jails and Prisons
The Biden administration is asking states to use Medicaid funds to cover opioid addiction treatment in correctional facilities, where many people suffer intense cravings and withdrawal.