Trends and Disparities in Initiation of Buprenorphine in US Emergency Departments, 2013-2022

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2435603. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35603.
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study assesses trends in buprenorphine initiation in US emergency departments and demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with its initiation.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Buprenorphine* / therapeutic use
  • Emergency Service, Hospital* / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Healthcare Disparities / statistics & numerical data
  • Healthcare Disparities / trends
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment / statistics & numerical data
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment / trends
  • Opioid-Related Disorders* / drug therapy
  • Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
  • United States

Substances

  • Buprenorphine
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Analgesics, Opioid