Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder treatment within opioid intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators

Background

People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are frequently in contact with the court system and have markedly higher rates of fatal opioid overdose. Opioid intervention courts (OIC) were developed to address increasing rates of opioid overdose among court defendants by engaging court staff in...

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O’Grady, M.A., Elkington, K.S., Robson, G. et al. Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder within opioid intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 19, 12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00593-y

Publication Date

2024

Original Language

English

Country

United States

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Substances

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Students

Keywords

Opioid

OUD

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Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder treatment within opioid intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators

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