States Shifting Toward Offering Medication-Assisted Treatment For Inmates With Opioid Addiction

A study of a new program in Rhode Island that offers inmates addiction medications found that opioid overdose deaths dropped by nearly two-thirds among recently incarcerated people in the first year of the initiative, which could provide a road map to other states struggling with the same issue. In other news on the crisis: the CMS tweaks its proposal on limiting opioid prescriptions; New Jersey's governor halts new funding on public service announcements; and more.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/2q3VofZ