Buprenorphine for Prisoners

Summary

This five-year study examines the effectiveness of buprenorphine treatment provided to previously-addicted inmates(N=320; 160 males, 160 females) initiated in prison and continued in the community. The study also examines the extent to which the setting of post-release buprenorphine is provided.It is expected that participants receiving in-prison buprenorphine will have superior outcomes compared to participants who did not receive in-prison buprenorphine.

Timeline

Start

2008-09

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-11

Publications

• Background Kinlock TW, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, Fitzgerald TT. Developing and Implementing a New Prison-Based Buprenorphine Treatment Program. J Offender Rehabil. 2010 Feb;49(2):91-109. doi: 10.1080/10509670903534951.
• Background Gordon MS, Kinlock TW, Schwartz RP, Couvillion KA, O'Grady KE. The Severity, Frequency, and Variety of Crime in Heroin-Dependent Prisoners Enrolled in a Buprenorphine Clinical Trial. Prison J. 2013 Dec 1;93(4):390-410. doi: 10.1177/0032885513500753.
• Blue TR, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, Couvillion K, Vocci FJ, Fitzgerald TT, O'Grady KE. Longitudinal analysis of HIV-risk behaviors of participants in a randomized trial of prison-initiated buprenorphine. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2019 Dec 2;14(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s13722-019-0172-2.

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