Apr 3, 2022
Opioid Agonist Therapy Underused, Data Suggest
Few patients with opioid toxicity receive opioid agonist therapy (OAT), data suggest. In a retrospective study that examined about 21,000 hospital visits related to opioid use disorder (OUD) in Ontario, Canada, 4.1% resulted in community-based initiation of OAT within 7 days of discharge. Tina Hu, MD “From what I have seen as a physician, I