evidence: Incarcerated individuals face a significantly increased risk of death from drug overdose after release from prison. [...] In the first two weeks following release, formerly incarcerated people faced an adjusted relative risk of death from overdose 129 times greater than that of the general population. Researchers postulate that a diminished physiological tolerance to drugs during incarceration could be responsible for this increased risk of death (9). Consequently, multiple studies have examined the effects of provision of MOUD during incarceration on rates of post-release fatal overdose. [...] Green TC, Clarke J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, et al. Post-incarceration fatal overdoses after implementing medications for addiction treatment in a statewide correctional system. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018;75(4):405. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4614