Vivitrol pilot in Vermont focuses on recently released inmates.

The article discusses a pilot program funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that will offer treatment with Vivitrol and counseling to inmates being released from prison. Topics cited include Vermont's hub-and-spoke system where evaluations and buprenorphine inductions are conducted and also houses the opioid treatment programs (OTPs) where methadone is dispensed. It cites claims that Vivitrol reduces craving for opioids.