🧪People receiving #methadone #buprenorphine treatment to quit #opioids also show high levels of interest in quitting smoking, say @unsw and @Sydney_Uni

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/people-trying-to-quit-opioids-are-also-keen-to-stop-smoking

The 1st Step Act ordered federal prisons to give addiction medications to more prisoners. But 4 yrs later, >90% of people who need them aren't on them

Instead, they're getting punished for smuggling in meds they should be getting legally.

My latest:

#addiction #medication #journalism #prisons #suboxone #buprenorphine #federalprison

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-prison-suboxone-addiction-medication-rcna60946