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Experts Detail Remaining Barriers to Facilitating Evidence-Based Treatment for OUD
A lack of universal education in medical school and residency programs might perpetuate a reluctance to engage, diagnose, treat, and appropriately refer patients with opioid use disorder. Silos that keep substance use treatment outside mainstream healthcare can limit the collaboration and streamlined referral processes needed between EDs and outpatient providers.
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EMS-Driven Protocol Delivers a Low-Barrier Pathway to OUD Treatment
What if pre-hospital providers were empowered to both initiate overdose patients onto medication-assisted treatment in the field and also schedule follow-up appointments for ongoing care?
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Researchers: Emergency Providers Missing Chances to Avert Future Opioid Disasters
Investigators express concern about prescribing rates for medication-assisted treatment after ED visits for opioid overdoses recorded between late 2019 and early 2021.
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Trump HHS Eases Standards Regarding Opioid Addiction Care; Biden Admin Reverses Course
More physicians would have been able to prescribe buprenorphine and other medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, but the incoming administration reversed course.
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HHS Eases Standards Regarding Opioid Addiction Care
Regulatory changes make it easier for more physicians to prescribe medication-assisted treatment.