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Alaska restricts opioid treatment in prisons, increasing overdose risk, unlike Rhode Island, which reduced deaths with consistent care.
Alaska’s prisons severely limit access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, despite evidence that such care reduces overdose deaths and supports recovery.
Treatment is often denied based on positive drug tests—despite medication causing such results—and is restricted to narrow cases like pregnancy or pre-existing use.
Experts warn that losing opioid tolerance during incarceration increases overdose risk upon release.
In contrast, Rhode Island’s statewide program since 2016 cut overdose deaths among released inmates by 60%, proving the effectiveness of consistent, science-based care.
Yet Alaska lacks standardized policy, leaving treatment access dependent on staff discretion and failing to address a critical public health need.
Alaska restringe el tratamiento de opiáceos en las prisiones, aumentando el riesgo de sobredosis, a diferencia de Rhode Island, que redujo las muertes con atención constante.