Study Identifies Key Barriers and Facilitators for Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorders in U.S. Jails

Download the Fact Sheet (PDF) Findings from JCOIN’s Chestnut Health Systems Clinical Research Center  Transitioning to the community following incarceration is a particularly high risk for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), especially during the first two weeks of release. Substantial evidence shows that initiating medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during incarceration and continuation…

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America’s Opioid Ecosystem

Opioids play an outsized role in America’s drug problems, but they also play a critically important role in medicine. Thus, they deserve special attention. Illegally manufactured opioids (such as fentanyl) are involved in a majority of U.S. drug overdoses, but the problems are broader and deeper than drug fatalities. Depending on the drugs involved, there…

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Webinar: Treatment Considerations in the Age of Fentanyl

Register Now   Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 12–1:30 p.m. ET Fentanyl and other high potency synthetic opioids are increasingly present in the U.S. drug supply. Healthcare systems, treatment providers and justice systems are grappling with the physiological consequences of chronic fentanyl use and how its use may impact treatment. Presenters will discuss practical clinical…

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New Aced It Episode: “Peer Recovery Support Services”

Season 4, Episode 10: Walking a mile in another’s shoes is often a great way to empathize and support someone going through a tough time. However, not all shoes are the same and the miles we walk vary significantly. While peer recovery support is both popular and highly regarded, scholars actually know very little about…

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Publication: Fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose risk following release from prison: A retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data

Among individuals who are released from prison, opioid overdose is a leading cause of death with a risk more than ten-fold the general population. Although the epidemiology of opioid-related fatalities has been described, few studies have characterized both fatal and nonfatal opioid-related poisonings. The objective of this study was to estimate risk of fatal and…

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Work in MAT? We want to hear from you!

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) is looking for professionals across the country to participate in a short NIH/NIDA funded study. Our team is looking for diverse individuals who work with MOUD clients regularly to participate. Participation entails completing a short, 45-minute interview on their experiences. Participants will also receive $30 (if permissible) for…

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JCOIN Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Speaker Series

From awake to woke to working: Embodying organizational equity mindedness This session will introduce the concept of equity-mindedness and the components of a racial equity approach to SUD services. Attendees will be provided with language and relevant skills for unpacking and modifying the explicit and implicit aspects of SUD services that can hamper recovery efforts for…

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New Aced It Episode: “MOUD Diversion”

Season 4, Episode 8: When patients receiving medicine for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD) share, sell, or hoard their medications (commonly called diversion) it creates a host of new challenges for corrections agencies and entire communities. This episode discusses one study that worked to decrease (and even stop) diversion. It’s amazing what a…

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New Aced It Episode: “Assessing and Diagnosing SUD More Efficiently”

Season 4, Episode 7: Most prisons and jails use a clinical process to assess individuals for substance use disorder (SUD) and a host of other concerns, but the process is often lengthy and cumbersome. Several scholars took this problem as a challenge and developed improved instruments for assessment that streamline the process and provide diagnoses…

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