Initiation of Buprenorphine in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Emergency Clinicians.

Introduction: Initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department (ED) is supported by the American College of Emergency Physicians and is shown to be beneficial. This practice, however, is largely underutilized.

Methods: To assess emergency clinicians' attitudes and readiness to initiate buprenorphine in the ED we conducted a cross-sectional, electronic survey of clinicians (attendings, residents, and non-physician clinicians) in a single, academic ED of a tertiary-care hospital, which serves a rural population.

Testing Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults in Outpatient Therapy: a Quasi-experimental Study.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) with individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in a naturalistic, open-ended outpatient group treatment setting.

Methods: Eighty participants (mean age 36.3) who had at least 90 consecutive days substance free self-selected into treatment (MBRP,  = 35) or comparison groups (treatment as usual, TAU,  = 45).