Figure 4. Model results for total costs from incarcerations for fentanyl possession, MOUD, and diversion program in Colorado over 5 years, assuming different levels of MOUD availability in prisons and diversion programs in the community.
Assuming an estimated population with opioid use disorder of 139,000, annual community-level MOUD uptake of 8% with an average 6-month duration, and a 13% annual arrest rate for drug possession. Incarceration costs in white, MOUD costs in dark grey, diversion program costs in light grey.