Almost half of people who use drugs in rural areas were recently incarcerated

OHSU lead author of nationwide study says findings highlight prime opportunity to provide effective addiction treatment while people are in custody

By Erik Robinson November 09, 2023 Portland, Oregon

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Dan Hoover, M.D.

Dan Hoover, M.D., assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine and geriatrics) in the OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

National numbers - illicit drug use and incarceration

Weighted prevalence of recent incarceration among people who reported illicit drug use in rural areas of 10 states. (JAMA Network Open)