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Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the Criminal Justice System: Brief Guidance to the States

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the Criminal Justice System: Brief Guidance to the States
In this brief, states are provided an overview of the issue, the challenges to incorporating MAT, key considerations for establishing MAT in CJ settings, and existing standards/guidelines.

This brief provides guidance to state governments on increasing the availability of evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in criminal justice (CJ) settings. By including the criminal justice system as a path to treatment, states may see an increase in access to and retention in treatment, and lower rates of overdoses, re-offending, and re-incarcerations.
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PEP19-MATBRIEFCJS
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