Recent Incarceration, Substance Use, Overdose, and Service Use Among People Who Use Drugs in Rural Communities

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Compares 2,935 people who use drugs (PWUD) in rural areas of 10 states to evaluate the impact of time since last incarceration on access to treatment and overdose rates. Discusses policy measures that could increase access to and successful completion of treatment for substance use disorders.

Daniel B. Hoover, Todd Korthuis, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, et al.

JAMA Network Open, 6(11), 2342222

11/2023

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Access · Criminal justice system · Policy · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Illinois · Kentucky · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Vermont · West Virginia · Wisconsin