Just released from prison? Good luck finding a primary care physician.
Originally posted on Common Sense Family Doctor on November 11, 2018.
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A young man with schizophrenia, opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic hepatitis C infection completed a 5-year prison sentence and was discharged back into the community. While he was incarcerated, he received antipsychotic medications and periodic laboratory monitoring of his liver disease; medication for OUD was unavailable. At the time of his release, he was given a 30-day supply of pills and told to follow up with a primary care physician. The next few weeks will be a critical time for this patient’s health, according to an article on care of incarcerated patients in American Family Physician:
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