Jail, Prison Drug Substitution Programs Prove Effective

Providing offenders dependent on heroin with substitution treatment has a positive effect on their life behind bars and after release from prison. People who receive medical opioid substitutes during their time in prison suffer opioid relapses less frequently than those who do not participate in an opioid substitution program. This is the conclusion reached in a unique long-term study conducted by…

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