Prehospital Buprenorphine Is a Powerful Tool in the Opioid-Crisis Fight
Drug overdoses are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, representing a persistent and…
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Prehospital Buprenorphine Is a Powerful Tool in the Opioid-Crisis Fight
Drug overdoses are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, representing a persistent and... -
ACEP Sets Upcoming Advocacy Priorities
Every year, ACEP’s Federal Government Affairs Committee and the ACEP advocacy team work together to establish broad... -
One Way You Can Help Patients Who Use Drugs
Let’s be clear: Drug addiction is a chronic disease.1 Sure, it’s a consequence of unfortunate life choices,...
ACEP Sets Upcoming Advocacy Priorities
Every year, ACEP’s Federal Government Affairs Committee and the ACEP advocacy team work together to establish broad…
One Way You Can Help Patients Who Use Drugs
Let’s be clear: Drug addiction is a chronic disease.1 Sure, it’s a consequence of unfortunate life choices,…
By the Numbers: X-Waiver
Health Care Workers 1,200 signed up for the largest ever remote DEA X-Waiver session 3 states with…
Improve Opioid Use Disorder Management by Changing Resident Training
The last decade has witnessed a brutal toll of opioid-related suffering and deaths. Opioid addiction has shifted from…
Treatment Strategies for Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal after Naloxone Rescue
Abstinence-related, or spontaneous, withdrawal occurs gradually over hours to days, whereas precipitated withdrawal, caused by the administration…
Few U.S. Doctors Can Legally Prescribe Buprenorphine
Fewer than one in 10 primary care providers in the U.S. can prescribe the opioid-addiction medication buprenorphine,…
By the Numbers: the DEA-X Waiver
102,570 Total number of physicians with a DEA-X waiver in the United States (source) 80% reduction in…
Now Available: New Point-of-Care Tools for Buprenorphine, AFIB
ACEP recently added two new point-of-care (POC) tools to its growing library. BUPE is a quick and…
In States with Most Overdose Deaths, Poor Patients Struggle to Find Treatment
Poor people with opioid use disorders may struggle to find doctors to prescribe the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine…