This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction
The Opinions16 Jan 2025

This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction

Maine has one of the highest rates of opioid use disorder in the nation. But a program at a rural Maine jail initiated by an addiction medicine specialist, Alane O’Connor, is offering hope and saving lives. She’s spearheading a pilot program that offers a monthly injection of the drug Sublocade to addicted inmates, which curbs opioid cravings continuously for a month. In this episode, she argues, “jails are an incredible opportunity to help people enter recovery.”

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This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Kristina Samulewski with help from Caroline Losneck. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Pat McCusker, Isaac Jones and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Jan Hoffman, and Alice Anderson at Acadia Recording.


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