Implementation facilitation to introduce and support emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in high need, low resource settings: protocol for multi-site implementation-feasibility study
Abstract Background For many reasons, the emergency department (ED) is a critical venue to initiate OUD interventions. The prevailing culture of the ED has been that substance use disorders are non-emergent conditions better addressed outside the ED where resources are less constrained. This study,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | Addiction Science & Clinical Practice |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00224-y |