{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-45-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:45-5","heading":"Medication-assisted treatment.","body":"2.\tIn the case of a person who is sentenced to probation in accordance with N.J.S.2C:45-1, and who is ordered by the court as a condition of probation to undergo treatment for a substance use disorder involving drugs or alcohol, the temporary or continued management of a person's drug or alcohol dependency by means of medication-assisted treatment as defined herein, whenever supported by a report from the treatment provider of existing satisfactory progress and reasonably predictable long-term success with or without further medication-assisted treatment, the person's use of the medication-assisted treatment, even if continuing, shall not be the basis to constitute a failure to complete successfully the treatment program.\nAs used in this section, the term \"medication-assisted treatment\" means the use of any medications approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to treat substance use disorders, including extended-release naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.\nL.2015, c.93, s.2.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"bc5a577f05de76e80198873aea282e203e50df7f578286a228e9084b6c874c83","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-45-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-45-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}