Improving access to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in a rural Emergency Department

Grunvald, Warren

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Improving access to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in a rural Emergency Department

Grunvald, Warren

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a growing epidemic throughout the United States and Maine has not been sparred by this. As the Emergency Department is a frequent location for people with OUD to interact with physicians it has been targeted as an opportunity to initiate Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) with Suboxone. This project details an effort to streamline this process and improve outcomes for patients interested in MAT.