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Over 350 jailed Los Angeles inmates still wait for opioid treatment despite funding and dose efforts.
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.
Despite administering over 100,000 doses of suboxone and 14,000 of buprenorphine, demand exceeds capacity.
A coalition of health experts urges county leaders to eliminate waitlists and expand access, calling overdoses in jail preventable failures.
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.
California’s attorney general has sued the county over inadequate detox services.
Más de 350 reclusos encarcelados de Los Ángeles aún esperan tratamiento con opioides a pesar de los esfuerzos de financiación y dosis.