This study examined the state of the literature on the effectiveness of medication assisted
treatment (MAT; methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone) delivered in prisons and jails on …

Aims To review evidence on the effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) in
prison and post‐release. Methods Systematic review of experimental and observational …

This research synthesized results from 66 published and unpublished evaluations of
incarceration-based drug treatment programs using meta-analysis. Incarceration-based …

The high prevalence of HIV infection and drug dependence among prisoners, combined
with the sharing of injecting drug equipment, make prisons a high-risk environment for the …

Aims To examine the long‐term impact of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) on
mortality, re‐incarceration and hepatitis C seroconversion in imprisoned male heroin users …

This study examined the impact of prison-initiated methadone maintenance at 12 months
postrelease. Males with preincarceration heroin dependence (N= 204) were randomly …

The high prevalence of HIV infection among prisoners and pre-trial detainees, combined
with overcrowding and sub-standard living conditions sometimes amounting to inhuman or …

Buprenorphine has rarely been administered as an opioid agonist maintenance therapy in a
correctional setting. This study introduced buprenorphine maintenance in a large urban jail …

Aims. To determine the effects of pre‐and in‐treatment variables on patient retention in
methadone treatment. Design. Retrospective longitudinal study of an admission cohort …

Objectives: The aim was to determine whether methadone maintenance treatment reduced
heroin use, syringe sharing and HIV or hepatitis C incidence among prisoners. Methods: All …