Starting Suboxone Therapy in the ED Benefits Opioid-Dependent Patients (FREE)

By Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH Opioid-dependent individuals visiting the emergency department are much more likely to participate in addiction treatment when buprenorphine/naloxone therapy is started during the visit, a JAMA study finds.Investigators randomized some 330 adult patients reporting opioid dependence to one of … (Source: Physician’s First Watch current issue)