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Resources and lessons learned for correctional and detention facilities preparing for the release of persons with substance use disorder during COVID-19
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February 9, 2021
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Description:Linking people with substance use disorder (SUD) to care and treatment as they return to their communities is an important consideration for correctional and detention facilities anticipating scheduled releases or seeking to reduce incarcerated populations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Numerous studies demonstrate that the post-release period is an especially common time for fatal drug overdoses, particularly opioid overdoses.i, ii, iii Linkage to care and treatment, including access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and provision of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, can help ensure the safety of those released. Research shows that providing incarcerated people buprenorphine or methadone, two of three medications used to treat opioid use disorder, while persons are in custody or for at least 4 weeks in the community after release, is associated with significant reductions in overdose deaths in the immediate post-release period.iv, v
These critically important linkages to care can be logistically complex during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the case of unscheduled or early release. This resource highlights strategies and lessons learned based on conversations with several criminal justice professionals who have linked people granted early release to care and treatment for SUD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these considerations apply to early and scheduled releases and constitute best practices even in the absence of COVID-19. Their application ultimately will depend on locally available programs and resources.
CS 322299A February 9, 2021 6:35 PM
Resources-for-Reentry-SUD-508.pdf
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