JCOIN Research
Examining use of telehealth in jails: Linking women to community OUD services
This study incorporates qualitative and quantitative data collection with MOUD providers, recovery staff involved in peer navigation services, and women who are incarcerated to understand perceptions of the use of telehealth prior to jail release as a linkage to community services.
Read MoreUnderuse of Lifesaving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails
Commentary on the main findings of the JCOIN jail survey (Balawajder et al., 2024)
Read MoreExtended-release buprenorphine induction in opioid non-tolerant incarcerated individuals
Buprenorphine maintenance treatment remains unavailable in most jails in the US. We provide data on a four-day rapid sublingual buprenorphine (SL-B) induction strategy followed by a weekly dose of extended release injectable buprenorphine (XR-B) with incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who were not opioid tolerant.
Read MoreFactors associated with the availability of MOUD in US jails
This paper reports the main findings of a 2022 JCOIN national survey of substance use services in jails. Fewer than half of jails (43.8%) offered MOUD to at least some individuals and only 12.8% offered MOUD to anyone with an OUD. Jails located in counties with lower social vulnerability scores and shorter average distances to…
Read MoreDevelopment and Testing of a Digital Coach Extender Platform for MOUD Uptake
The authors describe a pilot that will include development of a Coaching Extender Platform (CEP), an asynchronous communication approach that does not require live or synchronous communication between the coach and the site. CEP’s objective is to provide an affordable way to extend the coaching function and increase coaching effectiveness. The pilot has two study…
Read MoreLinkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners
Persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States are significantly vulnerable to contact with the criminal legal system (CLS). In CLS settings, provision of evidence-based treatment for OUD is variable and often secondary to punitive approaches. Linkage facilitation at every touch point along the CLS Sequential Intercept Model has potential to redirect persons…
Read MoreUsing implementation science to improve evidence-based policing
This paper provides research and practice agendas for integrating implementation science methods and frameworks into evidence-based policing, as police seek to adopt evidence-informed practices that deliver public safety, respect rights, and increase community satisfaction and trust.
Read MoreA multi-level intervention to reduce the stigma of substance use and criminal involvement: a pilot feasibility trial protocol
This paper presents the protocol for a non-randomized trial of a multi-level stigma intervention called Combatting Stigma to Aid Reentry and Recovery (CSTARR) that involves two interventions: (1) training for criminal legal staff to address public stigma and (2) group-based acceptance and commitment therapy to address self-stigma among legally-involved adults enrolled in substance use treatment.…
Read MoreQuality of participants’ relationships to peer recovery support specialists as a function of perceived similarities
A growing evidence base supports the value of peer recovery support specialists (PRSS), particularly due to shared lived experience with participants (recipients of PRSS services). Little research has examined whether congruence on certain aspects of “peerness” (e.g., demographics, experiences) matters for PRSS-participant relationships. Results from this pilot study suggest that PRSS-participant alignment on past experiences…
Read MoreAn Exploratory Study of Overlapping Stigmas and Substance Use Stigma Among Women with Substance Use Histories who are Incarcerated
Despite the overwhelmingly negative impacts of substance use stigma, little is known about how multiple, overlapping stigmatized identities, experiences, or characteristics (henceforth stigmas) may be related to perceived substance use stigma, especially in a sample of women who are incarcerated. This study profiled stigmas reported by women in jail with substance use histories and investigated…
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