Inmates denied methadone treatment less likely to seek it once free
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
When people on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) are incarcerated in the United States, they are almost always forced off of the addiction-controlling medicine. In a randomized trial, inmates allowed to stay on MMT while in jail proved much more likely to seek treatment after release than those whose treatment was interrupted.