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Science Resources: Opioid Crisis

Treatment of Incarcerated Individuals with Opioid Use Disorders

Dr. Cathy Thompson, National Chief of Drug Treatment Programs at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP), discusses Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in conjunction with a range of evidence-based programs offered at BoP facilities for the estimated 65% of inmates with substance use disorders, and also seeks to dispel some of the myths surrounding MAT use in BoP institutions.

Cathy Thompson
December 3, 2020