Report: Wisconsin Jails Can Do More to Prevent Opioid Overdoses

Report: Wisconsin jails can do more to prevent opioid overdoses

Researchers point to need for more opioid use disorder medications behind bars.

Study: Wisconsin jails, prisons expand access to opioid addiction medications

MADISON, Wis. — A new study from the Wisconsin Police Forum suggests that most county jails and state prisons have significantly expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder for those held in their facilities in recent years.