Qualitative Exploration of Emergency Department Care Experiences Among People With Opioid Use Disorder.

Study Objective: We described the experiences and preferences of people with opioid use disorder who access emergency department (ED) services regarding ED care and ED-based interventions.

Methods: Between June and September 2020, we conducted phone or in-person semistructured qualitative interviews with patients recently discharged from 2 urban EDs in Vancouver, BC, Canada, to explore experiences and preferences of ED care and ED-based opioid use disorder interventions. We recruited participants from a cohort of adults with opioid use disorder who were participating in an ED-initiated outreach program.

Experiences of people with opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Aim: To capture pandemic experiences of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) to better inform the programs that serve them.

Design: We designed, conducted, and analyzed semi-structured qualitative interviews using grounded theory. We conducted interviews until theme saturation was reached and we iteratively developed a codebook of emerging themes.

Microdosing and standard-dosing take-home buprenorphine from the emergency department: A feasibility study.

Objective: Emergency department (ED)-initiated buprenorphine may prevent overdose. Microdosing is a novel approach that does not require withdrawal, which can be a barrier to standard inductions. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an ED-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone program providing standard-dosing and microdosing take-home packages and of randomizing patients to either intervention.