The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics · 2018 · 12 citations · 39 references
LawCriminal LawHealth LawDrug LawMedical EthicsSubstance Use DisordersCorrectional InstitutionsEighth Amendment InterpretationMedication-assisted TreatmentMedication-assisted Treatment RegulationOpioid PolicyOpioid RegulationEighth Amendment JurisprudenceEighth Amendment LimitsEighth Amendment Prisoner RightsEighth Amendment ProtectionsIncarcerated PopulationsMedical Care In PrisonMedical Ethics In PrisonsMedication-assisted Treatment For Pain
This article argues that correctional institutions violate the Eighth Amendment when they refuse to establish MAT programs and prevent doctors from exercising medical judgment to properly treat incarcerated people with OUD.
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Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction in the Criminal Justice System
Redonna K. Chandler, Bennett W. Fletcher, Nora D. Volkow · JAMA · 2009 · 578 citations · Full text
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