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46 <br /> PHS also provides MOUD to the formerly incarcerated, another marginalized community, in <br /> Orange County. There are unique barriers for these patients, including having the necessary <br /> identification documents to find employment, which makes it very hard to pay for care. People <br /> who were formerly incarcerated are from 13 to 40 times more likely to die due to their <br /> substance use disorder, mostly by overdose; MOUD during reentry to society has been shown to <br /> cut the risk of death by 75 percent. (https://www.*coinctc.org/4ustice-involved-individuals- <br /> returning-to-the-community-are-at-high-risk-for- <br /> overdose/#:—:text=People%20who've%20been%20incarcerated,criminal%20justice%20system% <br /> 20every%20yea r) <br /> 2 <br />