How Wisconsin emergency detention under Chapter 51 works: the 72-hour limit, who can start it, what paperwork to ask for, and the rights that apply.

How a Massachusetts Section 12 hold works: who can start one, the 3-day limit, the right to an attorney, and what families can ask at each step.

The weeks after release from jail or prison carry elevated overdose risk because opioid tolerance drops during incarceration. Here is how continuity of medication for opioid use disorder is arranged, what commonly breaks it, and what to line up before the release date.