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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal. It was 2004, and she was 18. For the last year, she’d swallowed
Jessica Blackburn said she experienced severe hallucinations during ibogaine therapy. “It was violent, like being choke-slammed by God.” But she credits ibogaine for helping to combat her opioid addiction.
The viewpoint article published in JAMA April 24 highlights the barriers to initiating medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) among people who are incarcerated.
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of ensuring that life-saving medication for opioid use disorder is available to hospitalized persons who are incarcerate