Do Opioid Intervention Courts Work? UB Study Will Provide the Answer
October 30, 2019
October 30, 2019
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 30 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release:
The nation's first Opioid Intervention Court (OIC) was established in Buffalo in 2017 after -- in a single week -- three traditional drug-treatment court defendants fatally overdosed on opioids before their second court appearance.
OIC aims to prevent such tragedies by offering medication-assisted treatment to nonviolent offenders with opioid-use disorder wit . . .
The nation's first Opioid Intervention Court (OIC) was established in Buffalo in 2017 after -- in a single week -- three traditional drug-treatment court defendants fatally overdosed on opioids before their second court appearance.
OIC aims to prevent such tragedies by offering medication-assisted treatment to nonviolent offenders with opioid-use disorder wit . . .