Now that the X-waiver has been X’ed (acep.org/news/acep-newsroom-…) , we have a huge potential pool of buprenorphine prescribers in EDs.
We have more work to do, but we hope strategies like ours can help other EDs out there trying to do this work.
First big steps toward freedom for people on methadone! SAMHSA released "The Guidance" today authorizing increased take-home bottles and a decreased focus on drug-screens for people who are doing well. Push your local OTP to change!