Factors related to substance use treatment attendance after peer recovery coach intervention in the emergency department

Source:

Ware, O. D., Buresh, M. E., Irvin, N. A., Stitzer, M. L., & Sweeney, M. M. (2022). Factors related to substance use treatment attendance after peer recovery coach intervention in the emergency department. Drug and alcohol dependence reports, 5, 100093.

Highlights

•The emergency department (ED) is a prime location for substance use intervention.

•Peer support may facilitate linkage to treatment, but important factors are unknown.

•We used electronic health record data to evaluate patient factors related to linkage.

•Medicaid insurance was positively associated with being linked to treatment.

•The action stage of change was positively associated with treatment linkage.