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| Ottawa County Jail now offering addiction-blocking drug to inmates |
| By hollandsentinel.com- Audra Gamble |
| Published: 01/24/2018 |
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OTTAWA COUNTY — For inmates struggling with opioid addiction, the Ottawa County Jail is now offering a controversial addiction-blocking drug to stop prisoners relapsing into drug use after they leave jail. The drug, called Vivitrol, is a monthly injection that is meant to block brain receptors in opioid-dependent people so they no longer are able to feel the dopamine-rush “high” when using opioids like heroin. Vivitrol is also intended to cut down on opioid cravings in patients over time. The Ottawa County Jail has just implemented a Vivitrol program through its contracted jail health care provider, Correct Care Solutions. Read More. |
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