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flag Over 350 jailed Los Angeles inmates still wait for opioid treatment despite funding and dose efforts.

flag Los Angeles County is struggling to provide opioid addiction treatment to incarcerated people, with over 800 inmates on waitlists for medication-assisted treatment in late 2025, though the number dropped to 357 by December 18. flag Despite administering over 100,000 doses of suboxone and 14,000 of buprenorphine, demand exceeds capacity. flag A coalition of health experts urges county leaders to eliminate waitlists and expand access, calling overdoses in jail preventable failures. flag The county redirected $8.2 million in opioid settlement funds to cover a pharmaceutical budget shortfall instead of expanding treatment, and rejected requests for additional funding despite a $34.2 million budget for MAT. flag California’s attorney general has sued the county over inadequate detox services.

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