Kenaz
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I think denying someone their opioid substitute medication can be considered 'cruel and unusual punishment'
That may be the case, but many American jails and prisons do not offer MMT and expect inmates to detox "cold turkey" upon entry. So far as I know, there hasn't yet been a case in an American court which specifically requires prisons to offer MMT. (If there has, I welcome any correction: this is one case where'd I'd be very happy to be proven wrong).
That's why the OP really needs to talk to a criminal defense attorney who is familiar with the rules of his jurisdiction. Free advice on this forum is worth what he is paying for it... and might wind up costing him a great deal if it happens to be wrong.
EDIT: here's an article from January 2007 which suggests that MMT programs in American prisons are the exception rather than the rule.