Medication Access in Prisons and Jails-Some Answers, More Questions

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
² Yale School of Medicine, SEICHE Center for Health and Justice, New Haven, Connecticut.

Comment

Laura Hawks et al. JAMA Health Forum. 2023.

. 2023 Apr 7;4(4):e230167.

doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0167.

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
² Yale School of Medicine, SEICHE Center for Health and Justice, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Estimated Use of Prescription Medications Among Individuals Incarcerated in Jails and State Prisons in the US.
Curran J, Saloner B, Winkelman TNA, Alexander GC. Curran J, et al. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Apr 7;4(4):e230482. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0482. JAMA Health Forum. 2023. PMID: 37058293 Free PMC article.

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