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AATOD Releases Fact Sheet on Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in the Justice System 

October 31, 2017 by ATForum

“This Fact Sheet is being released at an extremely dynamic time in the field of addiction treatment services.

What is most important is that policymakers, both within and external to the justice system, understand what is at stake. This Fact Sheet is intended to separate anecdote and ideology from evidence and fact.”

Subsections Include:

  • Introduction
  • Evidence-Based Arguments in Support of MAT for Opioid Use Disorders
  • The Medications and Their Effectiveness
  • Myths About Medication
  • Policy and Legal Considerations
  • Conclusion
  • References

The Fact Sheet can be accessed at: http://www.aatod.org/policies/fact-sheets/medication-assisted-treatment-for-opioid-use-disorder-in-the-criminal-justice-system/

Source: AATOD.org – October 25, 2017

See related article: The Long, Strange Journey of U.S. Drug Courts available at: http://nationswell.com/drug-court-system-prison-population/

Filed Under: 2017, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), News Updates

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