For some opioid users in NC, jail doesn’t mean detox - North Carolina Health News
To prevent overdose deaths, some counties are allowing inmates to continue medication-assisted treatment.
Taylor Knopf For most people using substances, time in jail means forced detox. This is also true for those trying to improve their lives with opioid addiction programs, such as medication-assisted treatment (MAT). More and more North Carolinians are entering these MAT programs, where they receive daily doses of drugs, such as methadone or buprenorphine […]