New Report Features 10 Best Practices for Jails and Prisons on Responding to Opioid Use Disorder
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Opioid Use Disorder Best Practices for Corrections highlights 10 essential strategies that jails and prisons can use to address the...
- Apr 5
Record Level of Overdose Deaths in 2022: CDC reports 107,941 Overdose Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new data that shows drug overdose deaths in the United States reached an...
- Mar 29
7 Best Practices and Goals for Agencies Assisting Patients with a Substance Use Disorder and Criminal Legal Involvement
Findings from JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) The growing rates of substance use and overdose deaths have significantly...
- Mar 14
Naloxone Myths Correction
What is Naloxone? Naloxone is a medication that reverses an opioid overdose if administered quickly. It works by blocking the effects of...
- Feb 14
Study identifies key indicators of stigma toward individuals who use methamphetamines
Findings from JCOIN’s Methodology and Advanced Analytics Resource Center (MAARC) A study recently published in Preventive Medicine...
- Jan 22
Factors Affecting Comfort in Disclosing Alcohol and Other Drug Histories
Substance use disorder (SUD) is one of the most stigmatized health conditions. Individuals with SUDs are subject to harsh moral judgment...
- Jan 18
Adolescent Treatment for Addiction is Scarce and Cost Prohibitive, According to New NIDA-Supported Study
According to a 2022 survey, over 2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States have a substance use disorder (SUD), yet very...
- Jan 17
Federal and State Law Enforcement Warn of Increased Threats Related to Liquid Fentanyl
Public health and law enforcement authorities advise increased vigilance related to the rising threat of injectable liquid fentanyl,...
- Jan 12
Justice-involved Individuals with Substance Use Disorder are at a higher risk for suicide, even with just one night in a criminal justice facility
Death by suicide has increased by more than 30 percent over the past two decades and is currently among the ten most common causes of...
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