Could a Telehealth Programme Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Women?
Submitted by Edie
- 13 May 2020
Evidence has shown that individuals released from prison are at greater risk of drug overdose in the first 2 weeks post-release compared to the general population. After a period of relative abstinence, the tolerance of people who use opioids is greatly reduced and, as a result, they are at particularly high risk of overdosing if they resume use.
In order to support this particularly vulnerable group of people, the National Institute of Health is developing a new telehealth intervention. To learn how to better prevent relapse and overdose, researchers are testing ways to connect inmates with community-based treatment and support services for OUD before they are released.
Find out more about the project here.