Step 1 - Presentation in Emergency Department
- Seeking Treatment
- Screen Positive (TAPS Screening Tool)
- Complications of Drug Use
- Withdrawal
- Overdose
- Injection site abscess
- Identified by ED staff during the course of the visit
Step 2 - Assess
- For OUD - Identification of OUD based on DSM-5
- For Withdrawal - Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
Step 3 - Treat
- Continue with Buprenorphine Treatment - See Yale University ED-Initiated Buprenorphine