Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-29-2024
Publication Title
Health & Justice
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
At the intersection of drug policy, the opioid crisis, and fragmented care systems, persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States are significantly vulnerable to contact with the criminal legal system (CLS). In CLS settings, provision of evidence-based treatment for OUD is variable and often secondary to punitive approaches. Linkage facilitation at every touch point along the CLS Sequential Intercept Model has potential to redirect persons with OUD into recovery-oriented systems of care, increase evidence-based OUD treatment connections, and therefore reduce CLS re-exposure risk. Research in this area is still nascent. Thus, this narrative review explores the state of the science on linkage facilitation across the varied CLS contexts, including general barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for using linkage facilitation for OUD treatment and related services. Following the CLS Sequential Intercept Model, the specific CLS contexts examined include community services, police encounters, the courts (pre- and post-disposition), incarceration (pre-trial detention, jail, and prison), reentry (from jails, prisons, and unified systems), and community supervision (probation and parole). Examples of innovative linkage facilitation interventions are drawn from the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN). Areas for future research and policy change are highlighted to advance the science of linkage facilitation for OUD services in the CLS.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-024-00291-8
Original Citation
Satcher, M.F., Belenko, S., Coetzer-Liversage, A. et al. Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners. Health Justice 12, 36 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-024-00291-8
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Satcher, Milan F.; Belenko, Steven; Coetzer-Liversage, Anthony; Wilson, Khirsten J.; McCart, Michael R.; Drazdowski, Tess K.; Fallin-Bennett, Amanda; Zaller, Nickolas; Schultheis, Alysse M.; Hogue, Aaron; Vest, Noel; Sheidow, Ashli J.; del Pozo, Brandon; Watson, Dennis P.; Hibbard, Patrick F.; Stevens, Randy; and Stein, L. A. R., "Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners" (2024). Dartmouth Scholarship. 4342.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/4342
