Healthcare Use After Buprenorphine Prescription in a Community Emergency Department: A Cohort Study

Introduction: Recent studies from urban academic centers have shown the promise of emergency physician-initiated buprenorphine for improving outcomes in opioid use disorder (OUD) patients. We investigated whether emergency physician-initiated buprenorphine in a rural, community setting decreases sub...

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Main Authors: Tinh Le, Parker Cordial, Mackenzie Sankoe, Charlotte Purnode, Ankur Parekh, Thomas Baker, Brian Hiestand, W.F. Peacock, James Neuenschwander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2021-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2242b26v