FOAMEd Wiki, last updated 5/1/25
Approach to OUD and Withdrawal
Link | Source | Year |
Dependence vs. Addiction | EMCrit | 2017 |
Pregabalin and Risk of Opiate Overdose | JournalFeed | 2018 |
SGEM#374: Bad Habits – Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the ED | The SGEM | 2022 |
Opioid Misuse, Overdose and Withdrawal | EM Cases | 2018 |
Opioid Withdrawal | EM Cases | 2017 |
Assessment Tools | Source | Year |
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) Score | MDCalc |
Buprenorphine
Link | Source | Year |
Buprenorphine | EMCrit | 2019 |
Buprenorphine: Where Do We Stand? | emDocs | 2018 |
Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine Pathway | EM Updates | 2017 |
High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in the Emergency Department | REBEL EM | 2021 |
Buprenorphine Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal | emDocs | 2021 |
Link | Source | Year |
Buprenorphine Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal | emDocs | 2021 |
Patient Resource | Source | Year |
Buprenorphine Patient Pamphlet | Core EM | 2019 |
Buprenorphine Practitioner Locator | SAMHSA |
Other Topics and Adjunctive Medications
Link | Source | Year |
Enter Clonidine | EMCrit | 2017 |
Link | Source | Year |
Pregabalin and Risk of Opiate Overdose | JournalFeed | 2018 |