The Experiences of Men with Substance Use Disorders Exiting Prison at the Height of the Opioid Crisis

The proposed dissertation research will study the reentry experiences of offenders with substance use disorders (SUD) released during the opioid crisis. The applicant proposes a mixed-methods research design using longitudinal in-depth interviews and survival analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) administrative data. A series of three pre- and post-release interviews of 88 participants in the Therapeutic Community (TC) Prison Inmate Network Study (funded by NIH) will be concluded and coded in Phases I and II. PA DOC administrative data will be obtained to study three-year recidivism trends for the 2005, 2010, and 2015 reentering cohorts. These cohorts were chosen to exemplify the impact of the opioid crisis on reentering offenders. "Note: This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law," and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2 CFR 200.210(a)(14). CA/NCF