2017
Cost‐effectiveness of emergency department‐initiated treatment for opioid dependence
Busch SH, Fiellin DA, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Pantalon MV, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Cost‐effectiveness of emergency department‐initiated treatment for opioid dependence. Addiction 2017, 112: 2002-2010. PMID: 28815789, PMCID: PMC5657503, DOI: 10.1111/add.13900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesOpioid dependenceCommunity-based treatmentBrief interventionAcceptability curvesPast weekHealth care system costsHealth care system perspectiveAddiction treatmentOpioid-dependent patientsPatient time costsHealth care useFormal addiction treatmentBuprenorphine treatmentUrban EDEmergency departmentPrimary carePatient engagementTreatment engagementPatientsReferralSecondary analysisBuprenorphineNumber of daysIntervention
2009
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Future Directions for Screening and Intervention in the Emergency Department
Cunningham RM, Bernstein SL, Walton M, Broderick K, Vaca FE, Woolard R, Bernstein E, Blow F, D’Onofrio G. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Future Directions for Screening and Intervention in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 1078-1088. PMID: 20053226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00552.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentBrief interventionED patientsSubstance useLarge public health impactEffectiveness of screeningMultiple risk behaviorsAvailable community servicesMental health treatmentPublic health impactOptimal delivery methodEffective brief interventionsPractical screening instrumentAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMedical care systemCost-effectiveness researchED settingPatient subgroupsInterventional studyTreatment referralPreventive servicesEffectiveness trialReferral strategiesTobacco useInjury prevention