TY - JOUR AU - T. C. Green AU - J. Clarke AU - L. Brinkley-Rubinstein AU - B. D. L. Marshall AU - N. Alexander-Scott AU - R. Boss AU - J. D. Rich A1 - AB - As the epidemic of opioid use in the United States continues to shift from prescription opioids to illicit drugs, more people living with opioid use disorder are encountering the criminal justice system. Most US correctional facilities do not continue or initiate medications for addiction treatment (MAT). This is especially unfortunate given the higher rates of opioid overdose immediately after release from incarceration. BT - JAMA Psychiatry C5 - Healthcare Policy; Opioids & Substance Use CP - 4 DO - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4614 IS - 4 JF - JAMA Psychiatry N2 - As the epidemic of opioid use in the United States continues to shift from prescription opioids to illicit drugs, more people living with opioid use disorder are encountering the criminal justice system. Most US correctional facilities do not continue or initiate medications for addiction treatment (MAT). This is especially unfortunate given the higher rates of opioid overdose immediately after release from incarceration. PY - 2018 SP - 405 EP - 407 EP - T1 - Postincarceration Fatal Overdoses After Implementing Medications for Addiction Treatment in a Statewide Correctional System T2 - JAMA Psychiatry TI - Postincarceration Fatal Overdoses After Implementing Medications for Addiction Treatment in a Statewide Correctional System U1 - Healthcare Policy; Opioids & Substance Use U2 - 29450443 U3 - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4614 VL - 75 Y1 - 2018 ER -