Emergency department treatment with buprenorphine puts people struggling with opioid use disorder on path to long-term recovery

Patients who struggle with opioid addiction and who are treated by California emergency department physicians are remarkably successful at achieving long-term engagement in treatment and recovery, according to an original investigation recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Emergency physicians are rising to the challenges posed by the opioid epidemic and [...]

Recent studies show that expanding opioid use disorder treatment in emergency room settings saves lives

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 – Patients who need opioid use disorder treatment can find it at the emergency department of Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland. Emergency physicians and substance use navigators from the AHS Bridge Clinic are offering a model of low barrier access to care that starts [...]

Battling the opioid epidemic: New research shows access to opioid use disorder treatment in emergency rooms saves lives

OAKLAND, Calif., March 26, 2024 -- Patients who receive buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the Emergency Department (ED) are more likely to remain engaged in treatment 30 days later. That's according to new research conducted from seven California EDs including Alameda Health System's (AHS) at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland, Calif. Dr. Andrew Herring, emergency [...]