Perceived impacts of medications for opioid use disorder implementation on mental health services and substance use counseling in carceral settings: qualitative findings from 13 Massachusetts jails
As jails aim to meet regulatory requirements for MOUD, they will need to manage potential staffing shortages, infrastructure constraints, and shifts in the mental health and substance use counseling services. Guidelines for implementing MOUD in carceral settings should also consider the unintended consequences of MOUD on other behavioral health services.
Authors
- Elizabeth Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-9957)
- Ekaterina Pivovarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2074-8775)
- Benjamin J. Bovell Ammon
- Warren Ferguson
- Thomas J. Stopka
- Peter D. Friedmann
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Baystate Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-025-00641-3
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Drug Abuse