Aronowitz, S. V., & Laurent, J. (2016). Screaming Behind a Door: The Experiences of Individuals Incarcerated Without Medication-Assisted Treatment. Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 22(2), 98–108. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078345816634079 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26984133/ 

This dissertation by Shoshana Aronowitz highlights the experiences of withdrawal and being tapered from opioid treatment upon incarceration. She reports that being withheld from opioid treatment is an extremely stressful experience for many individuals, and this may in turn create issues for both inmates and facility staff. This is a good resource for anyone interested in discovering ways in which addiction treatment is handled in prison, the impacts of that, and what might be done better. 

Bottom Line: This dissertation examined how tapering from MOUD when initially incarcerated can be stressful and create issues for inmates and staff members.