| Jail
Management of Arrestees/Inmates Enrolled in Community
Methadone Maintenance Programs (N=246) |
| Management
Practices |
N |
%* |
Inmates/arrestees
are asked about opiate dependence on entry to jail
Yes
No
Missing |
206
34
6
|
56
44
|
Use
a specific standardized treatment protocol for opiate
detoxification for arrestees/inmates already enrolled in
methadone programs
Yes
No
Missing |
96
140
10
|
23
77
|
Routinely
contact methadone maintenance programs about dose
Yes
No
Missing |
99
136
11
|
27
73
|
Methadone
is continued during incarceration
Yes
No
During pregnancy only
Missing |
33
179
25
9
|
12
85
3
|
Clonidine
is routinely used to treat withdrawal**
Yes
No |
127
77
|
50
50
|
Methadone
is routinely used to treat withdrawal**
Yes
No |
3
201
|
<1
99
|
Analgesics
are routinely used to treat withdrawal**
Yes
No |
133
71
|
66
34
|
Primary
drug used to treat withdrawal**
Methadone
Other opiates
Clonidine
Analgesics alone |
3
13
121
42
|
<1
1
50
30
|
| No
treatment |
25 |
18 |
*
Results were weighted to account for oversampling of
larger jails.
** Includes only the 204 jails that did not congftinue
methadone maintenance. |
