US Prison System Falls Short In Treating Drug Addiction, Study Finds
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
More than 200,000 individuals addicted to heroin, an opiate, are incarcerated in the US each year. Opiate replacement therapy is effective, yet is only available in half of US prison systems, usually in limited circumstances. Few prison systems provide referrals to inmates for treatment programs after release.