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| Massachusetts to Provide Inmates Expanded Access to Opioid Addiction Medication |
| By legalreader.com- Ryan J. Farrick |
| Published: 12/30/2019 |
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The Massachusetts Department of Corrections will provide inmates struggling with opioid addiction additional access to medication. According to WBUR, the DOC made its decision due to a recently-filed lawsuit. Brought on behalf of three inmates, the suit claims that Massachusetts restricted prisoners’ access to buprenorphine, used in the treatment of opioid use disorder. WBUR adds that the suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Massachusetts-based law firm Goodwin Proctor. The complaint alleges that a Department of Corrections policy allows inmates to take buprenorphine only for the first 90 days of their incarceration. The medication is then withheld, administered only again before an inmate’s expected release date. Read More. |
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