Substance Use Disorders

ACEP Applauds Bill to Expedite Patient Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

ACEP Applauds Passage of Opioid Crisis Response Act

ACEP Leader Testifies Before Congress on Combating the National Opioid Crisis

ACEP Marks International Overdose Awareness Day with Signs to Recognize an Overdose

ACEP Member Named First Chief Medical Officer of ONDCP

ACEP Member Testifies Before Congress On Opioid Crisis, its Effect on Older Americans

ACEP Supports HHS Recommendations on Safe Opioid Use and ALTO Protocols

Emergency Departments Help Close Gaps in Opioid Abuse and Addiction Treatment

Emergency Physicians Urge Policymakers to Remove Obstacles to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Emergency Physicians Vital to Opioid Overdose Treatment and Prevention

Emergency Physicians Warn of the Dangers of Unsafe Alcohol Consumption

Emergency Physicians Welcome Updated Buprenorphine Guidelines but Barriers to Treatment Persist

Five Questions with Dr. Alexis LaPietra

Medication-Assisted Treatment Helps Patients Avoid Opioid Withdrawal Complications

New Study Identifies Gaps in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder as Overdose Emergencies Soar

Opioid Abuse Can Take Hold when Patients Obtain Prescriptions After Visiting an Emergency Department, NEJM Study Finds

Patients Who Get Opioids in the ER Are Less Likely to Use Them Long Term

Personalized Feedback Can Reduce Opioid Prescribing Rates, New Study Shows

Research Offers New Insights Into the Opioid Crisis

Too Much Marijuana Can Make You Unpleasantly, Dangerously Sick