Abstract
Trends in Buprenorphine Use in US Jails and Prisons From 2016 to 2021
Highlights
An estimated 15% of the 1.8 million incarcerated individuals in the US have opioid use disorder (OUD).[1,2] These individuals have a substantially higher risk of overdose after leaving correctional facilities.[1]
Buprenorphine use in jails and prisons increased by 224-fold, from a daily mean of 44 individuals in June 2016 to 9841 individuals in May 2021 (Figure)
Nationwide, across all retail and nonretail settings, buprenorphine use increased by 53.9% from a daily mean of 466 781 individuals in January 2015 to 718 591 individuals in May 2021
Summary
An estimated 15% of the 1.8 million incarcerated individuals in the US have opioid use disorder (OUD).[1,2] These individuals have a substantially higher risk of overdose after leaving correctional facilities.[1]. Over the past 5 years, more municipalities and states have enacted policies to provide access to OUD treatment, but the extent to which this implementation has increased buprenorphine use remains unclear.[3]
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