Less Than Half Of Jails Offer Medications For Opioid Use Disorder

Less than half of jails (43.8%) surveyed in 2023 offered medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) to some people held at the jail. The survey included responses from 1,028 jails. About 12.8% of the jails offered all inmates with opioid use disorder (OUD) medication-assisted treatment upon request. National data indicates that about two-thirds of the U.S. jail population has an addiction disorder. Jails in counties with less social vulnerability and those shorter mean distances to the nearest facility providing MOUD were more likely to offer MOUD.

These findings were reported in “Factors Associated . . .