Trends and Disparities in Initiation of Buprenorphine in US Emergency Departments, 2013-2022
Neeraj Chhabra, Dale Smith, G Dickinson, Lily Caglianone, Rachel A. Taylor, Gail D’Onofrio, Niranjan S. Karnik
Abstract
This cross-sectional study assesses trends in buprenorphine initiation in US emergency departments and demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with its initiation.
Topics & Concepts
BuprenorphineSocioeconomic statusMedicineEmergency departmentEmergency medicineMedical emergencyEnvironmental healthPsychiatryOpioidInternal medicinePopulationReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskPoisoning and overdose treatments