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Ward County jail MOUD program reported 60 new treatments and recognition in first year
Summary
The council heard a first-year report on the Ward County MOUD jail program: 320 people screened, 60 initiated on medication-assisted treatment while incarcerated, 436 continued care, and the program administered roughly 6,551 doses across 241 jail stays; the presenter credited multi-agency cooperation and opioid settlement funding.
Minot City Council received a first-year report on the Ward County medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program during the Feb. 2 meeting.
Ashley Klaus, who runs the MOUD program at the jail, told the council the program screened 320 individuals for substance use disorder during the reporting period at the Ward County Detention Center and initiated 60 people on medication-assisted treatment while incarcerated. An additional 436 people continued established medication-assisted treatment.…
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