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Resources for Correctional and Detention Facilities Preparing for the Release of People with Substance Use Disorder during COVID-19 [02/08/2022]
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02/08/2022
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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 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many studies report that the time following release from a correctional facility is an especially common time for fatal drug overdoses, particularly from opioids.
Access 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.3 Research shows that providing people leaving prisons or jails buprenorphine or methadone is associated with decreases in overdose deaths in the immediate weeks after release.
Access to care and treatment is more critical than ever as the number of overdose deaths in the United States is increasing. Early data suggest that overdose deaths increased 31% for the 12 months ending in January 2021 compared to the previous year. Access to care and treatment will depend on locally available programs and resources.
CS 327180-B 02/08/2022
Resources-for-Reentry-SUD-Final-508.pdf
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