Factors associated with emergency room visits among patients with opioid use disorder: A study of buprenorphine-treated and untreated patients
This study found that any buprenorphine treatment, particularly BUP-XR, was associated with lower odds of all-cause ER visits compared to patients with no MOUD, and highlighted potential risk factors that could help reduce the demand on ER services.
Authors
- Mitch DeKoven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-6202)
- Swapna Munnangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6382-482X)
- Robert Dunne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8253-8477)
- William Mullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-1563)
- Sabrina Gaiazov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8027-2940)
- Ann P. Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2979-0308)
- Yifan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-9890)
Institutions
- Wayne State University (US)
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Indivior (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2025.100349
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00