Predictors of naltrexone prescribing for alcohol use disorder from the emergency department
Naltrexone prescribing among treatment-eligible patients is rare. Encouragingly, nearly half of patients receiving a prescription proceeded to fill it, highlighting a promising opportunity for ED-based prescribing of naltrexone to initiate AUD treatment. To improve AUD care, systematic ED-based strategies are urgently needed that go beyond universal screening to address barriers to MAUD initiation.
Authors
- Bethany M. Kwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4013-5618)
- Jason Hoppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-6907)
- Zhixin Lun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-1554)
- Elizabeth M. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1817-0705)
- Jacob A. Lebin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1553-3363)
- Ellen Lyda Burnham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9945-0284)
- Colin Hensen
Institutions
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70145
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35