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USA. At Rikers Island, a Legacy of Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment
USA. At Rikers Island, a Legacy of Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment
NEW YORK — For Dr. Ross MacDonald, every person who enters New York City’s main jail with an opioid addiction represents an opportunity for treatment, and the possibility of saving a life.
As the medical director of the city’s correctional health program, he ensures that offenders who come in on methadone continue to receive it. And he and his staff try to persuade as many addicted inmates as possible to get started on methadone before they leave the jail. (Pew Trust, USA, 23.05.2016)