California Correctional Health Care Services: Treatment To Reduce The Burden Of Disease & Deaths From Opioid Use Disorder

On October 11, 2018, California Correctional Health Care Services released this document announcing the implementation of a comprehensive substance abuse disorder program. The document states the goal of the program as to reduce the substantial number of patients within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) who have substance and/or opioid use disorders (OUD). The document further acknowledges the Analysis of 2016 Inmate Death Reviews in the California Correctional Healthcare System and its place in the implementation of the program . . .