57% Of Emergency Physicians Report Detoxification Or Rehabilitation Centers Are Rarely Or Never Accessible For Opioid Addicted Patients

About 57% of emergency physicians reported that detoxification or rehabilitation centers are rarely or never accessible for consumers with opioid use disorder who present in their emergency departments. More than half (55%) of emergency department physicians report that each day they treat at least one consumer experiencing opioid overdose.

The findings were reported in “2017 ACEP Emergency Physician Poll: Opioid Patients in the Emergency Department” published by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). For the study, ACEP collected online survey responses from 1,261 emergency physicians between September 21 and October 2, 2017. This survey was one of three . . .