Provider perspectives on emergency department initiation of medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder

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Questions focused on the challenges in caring for AUD patients, prior knowledge of NTX for AUD, concerns about the initiation of Naltrexone in the ED, and their preferences on the format for NTX-related training and education. Efforts have been made to increase AUD treatment in the primary care setting, including increasing the uptake of AUD treatment with naltrexone, through a hub and provider model. Much as in primary care, the authors found that the major barriers to the implementation of an AUD program in the Emergency Department included lack of knowledge and stigma . . .

 



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