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A Pilot Study of a Telemedicine-based Substance Use Disorder Evaluation to Enhance Access to Treatment Following Near-Fatal Opioid Overdose

This academic paper gives an overview of a telemedicine protocol to facilitate timely access to substance use disorder evaluations in an effort to improve post-overdose care in the emergency department. As a pilot program, experiences with the first 20 participants are discussed. 

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Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Treatment
Response Approach
Early Intervention
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Post-overdose response
Peer-reviewed Article
A Pilot Study of a Telemedicine-based Substance Use Disorder Evaluation to Enhance Access to Treatment Following Near-Fatal Opioid Overdose
Citation

Lai, J. T., Chapman, B. P., Carreiro, S. P., Costigan, A. D., Rodriguez-Perez, K. M., Gonzalez, G., & Babu, K. M. (2020). A Pilot Study of a Telemedicine-based Substance Use Disorder Evaluation to Enhance Access to Treatment Following Near-Fatal Opioid Overdose. Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2020, 3488–3496.

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