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. 2012;33(1):60-9.
doi: 10.1080/08897077.2011.620462.

Assessing need for medication-assisted treatment for opiate-dependent prison inmates

Carmen E Albizu-García  1 , José Noel Caraballo, Glorimar Caraballo-Correa, Adriana Hernández-Viver, Luis Román-Badenas
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Assessing need for medication-assisted treatment for opiate-dependent prison inmates

Carmen E Albizu-García et al. Subst Abus. 2012.

Abstract

Individuals with a history of heroin dependence are overrepresented in American correctional facilities and 75% of inmates with a drug use disorder do not receive treatment during incarceration or after release. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with opiate agonists, such as methadone or buprenorphine, constitutes standard of care; to guide planning for an expansion of drug treatment services in correctional facilities, a needs assessment was conducted at the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR) of Puerto Rico (PR). The authors report on the research process, the findings that informed their recommendations for the DCR to expand MAT for eligible inmates, and lessons learned.

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Estimated number of inmates in total prison population eligible for MAT N=10,849 (10,550 males, 299 females
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