Clinician experience of nudges to increase ED OUD treatment

Data from the last decade has demonstrated that the national rate of emergency department (ED) presentations for opioid-related issues has increased by nearly 100% [1]. Accordingly, EDs have begun to increase their capacity to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in an evidence based manner [2]. Extensive research demonstrates that using medication for addiction treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine to treat OUD effectively increases retention in treatment, reduces illicit opioid use, and decreases all-cause and opioid-related mortality [3-6].

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 25, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Alister Martin, Josh Baugh, Tyler Chavez, Jess Leifer, Lee-Sien Kao, Sayon Dutta, Ben White, Bryan Hayes, Dawn Williamson, Ali Raja Source Type: research