Key Takeaways
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Two-thirds of incarcerated Americans are struggling with substance abuse, in many cases opioid addiction
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New research finds less than half of U.S. jails allow such inmates access to medications that could help wean them off opioids
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Even in jails that do offer such treatments, it can be restricted to very few inmates
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