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Treating opioid addiction in jails: Study reports fewer overdoses and reduced reincarceration after release

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that individuals who received medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while incarcerated were significantly more likely to continue ...
News Medical

Treating opioid use disorder during incarceration improves post-release outcomes

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 ...
Healio

FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to opioid with ‘overdose protection’

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PF614-MAR helps prevent overdoses by “shutting down” active drug release if too much has been consumed, the ...
Times-Standard

HCSO announces new program to address opioid crisis

This week the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced that it would be launching a new program to address opioid addiction in the community. Beginning this October, HCSO’s program “will provide ...