Resources: Emergency Department Services

Describes emergency department-based opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and intervention models and key features of emergency department-based OUD treatment models. Shares findings from 5 case studies of emergency department-based OUD treatment programs located throughout the U.S., including from an emergency department of a free-standing rural hospital in California.

Examines 3 rural sites in Arizona, New York, and Pennsylvania that implemented services to reduce the number of arrests of people with substance use disorders (SUDs) and connect them with SUD treatment. Describes how efforts at each site were aligned with the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) at Intercept 1 when law enforcement or first responders engage with an individual with a behavioral health disorder. Program activities were developed as part of Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (RROE) project.

Summarizes research describing differences between rural and urban populations with opioid use disorder (OUD) including youth, young adults, and pregnant women. Includes statistics describing the impacts OUD has on both rural and urban emergency department visits.