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Posted inPrison Health

Opioid use disorder treatment in jails making strides in North Carolina

by Rachel Crumpler September 27, 2022September 28, 2022

By Rachel Crumpler Elijah Bazemore believes there needs to be a paradigm shift in the way detention facilities — jails and prisons — are managed. “What we’re doing is putting a person back into the community the same way they came in — broken and torn up,” said Bazemore, who recently retired as a major […]

image shows the corner of a building behind a fence with loops of barbed wire on top
Posted inPrison Health

Momentum building for MAT in jails across N.C.

by Rachel Crumpler September 15, 2022September 17, 2022
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Posted inSubstance Use

Strings attached to new state funds for addiction treatment in jails

by Taylor Knopf May 10, 2022August 30, 2022
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Posted inPrison Health

Accessing MAT in jail is an uphill battle for pregnant people

by Elizabeth Thompson February 17, 2022August 31, 2022
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Posted inSubstance Use

Supporting mothers through addiction as two public health crises converge

by Elizabeth Thompson October 15, 2021August 31, 2022
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How addiction recovery specialists adapted during COVID-19 pandemic

by Taylor Knopf May 20, 2020January 29, 2021

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