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ASAM Public Policy Statement on Access to Medications for Addiction Treatment for Persons under Community Correctional Control

• All persons under community correctional control should have equitable access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), including all FDA-approved medications available in the community or via telehealth.
• Treatment decisions should be made collaboratively between the patient and their healthcare provider(s).
• Judges and probation/parole officers should not make specific treatment recommendations or mandate or prohibit any type of treatment or peer support, but instead should know how to help patients identify and connect with local SUD treatment providers.
• Treatment is most likely to be successful when patients have a choice and provide informed consent regarding the type of behavioral and medication treatment(s) they engage in.
• Patients should be able to accept or decline any treatment, and they should be able to stop treatment if they wish.

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“Treatment courts may not refuse admission, impose sanctions, or discharge participants unsuccessfully for the prescribed use of prescription medications, including MOUD, psychiatric medication, and medications for other medical conditions such as pain or insomnia.”

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American Society of Addiction Medicine. Access to Medications for Addiction Treatment for Persons Under Community Correctional Control. ASAM website. Published August 9, 2021. Accessed October 22, 2024. https://www.asam.org/advocacy/public-policy-statements/details/public-policy-statements/2021/08/09/access-to-medications-for-addiction-treatment-for-persons-under-community-correctional-control

All Rise. Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. All Rise website. Published December 22, 2023. Accessed October 22, 2024. https://allrise.org/publications/standards/