This session explores the costs, benefits, and practical challenges of providing medications for opioid use disorder in correctional settings. Presenters will compare available treatments, outline clinical scenarios where each may be preferred, and discuss costs related to medication, administration, and regulatory compliance. Models for delivering methadone in custody will be reviewed, along with funding sources to support MOUD programs and related services in jails and prisons.

Educational Objectives

• Explain the benefits of providing MOUD in corrections settings
• Identify the benefits and the direct and indirect costs of each type of MOUD
• Describe two models for providing access to methadone in correctional settings

Level:Intermediate