Effectiveness of Substance Use Navigation for Emergency Department Patients With Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Study

Anderson, Erik S.; Rusoja, Evan; Luftig, Joshua; Ullal, Monish; Shardha, Ranjana; Schwimmer, Henry; Friedman, Alexandra; Hailozian, Christian; Herring, Andrew A.

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.09.025

Effectiveness of Substance Use Navigation for Emergency Department Patients With Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Study

STUDY OBJECTIVE We implemented a whole person care-informed intervention delivered by substance use navigators (SUN) for emergency department (ED) patients with substance use disorders. METHODS This was an implementation study of adult patients discharged from 3 public hospital EDs between Septem…