The following link leads to a powerpoint found on the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services website discussing Medication Assisted Treatment in correctional facilities and the criminal justice system. It also discusses how denial of these services during prison stays and drug court sentences can be a form of discrimination against those with a substance abuse disorder. https://www.ok.gov/odmhsas/documents/Medication%20Assisted%20Treatment%20Dewayne.pptx.
This article presents research on the fact that, though MAT has been shown to be clinically effective in helping treat addiction, it has not be adopted widely yet. It also discusses policy and procedure gaps in the diffusion of MAT services and lack of access to prescribing physicians. Roman, P. M., Abraham, A. J., & Knudsen, H. K. (2011). Using medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders: evidence of barriers and facilitators of implementation. Addictive behaviors, 36(6), 584–589. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.032 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087632/
This article discusses research done on MAT services when implemented into the criminal justice system and the barriers to its implementation. It also includes three case studies reviewing the issue Gordon, M. S., Kinlock, T. W., & Miller, P. M. (2011). Medication-assisted treatment research with criminal justice populations: challenges of implementation. Behavioral sciences & the law, 29(6), 829–845. doi:10.1002/bsl.1015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3243915/
Medication Assisted Treatment and the Oklahoma Criminal Justice System 