Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment During COVID-19: Implications from Reduced Local Jail Populations

Overview

Journal J Subst Abuse Treat

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2020 Nov 3

PMID 33138930

Citations 2

Authors

Erkmen G Aslim

Murat C Mungan

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Abstract

Many states have responded to the spread of COVID-19 by implementing policies which have led to a dramatic reduction in jail populations. We consider the benefits associated with providing the population of individuals who would, but for these policies, be incarcerated with substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. We discuss problems that may prevent this population from receiving SUD treatment as well as policies which may mitigate these problems.

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