A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds that individuals who received medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while incarcerated were significantly more likely to continue ...

At the Ninilchik Community Clinic on Alaska's rural Kenai peninsula this summer, Dr. Sarah Spencer stood next to a patient lying on an exam table, and swiped her belly with alcohol. The patient was ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – More than half the people in jail or prison in the U.S. have been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). By law, inmates in New York State with opioid use disorder must be ...

Many people can't get access to opioid medication treatment while incarcerated, or have trouble accessing treatment once released. A community clinic in Alaska is trying to help. Inmates and people ...

Blair County commissioners have approved the distribution of $1.23 million in funds from the National Opioid Settlement, based on an advisory committee’s recommendations. The largest allocation of ...

The only peer-reviewed correctional health care journal with coverage that includes empirical research, case studies, best practices, literature reviews and letters, plus NCCHC position statements. A ...

Jeffrey Alford had been living in active addiction for five years when, in August 2020, he was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a Schedule II drug and booked at the Jefferson Parish jail.

PHILADELPHIA, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firms Berger Montague PC and Tycko & Zavareei LLP have obtained a decision granting class certification for their clients in a lawsuit against ...

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery... For those with addiction, going into and coming out ...

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