PMID: 30142063Aug 25, 2018Paper

Meting Out Medication, Not Punishment

Managed Care
Timothy Kelley

Abstract

Former inmates addicted to opioids too often land back in jail. A new program hopes to change that dynamic. It's based on the preached-more-than-practiced notion that people with opioid addiction need help, not punishment. Vivitrol injections are given to participants every 28 days for a year to help them stay clean.

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