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In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, about 3.7% of ED visits were related to a substance use disorder diagnosis.

Based on our 2023 survey, about 50% of the EDs are distributing naloxone to discharged patients, meaning more work is needed! We are working with several stakeholders to ensure that all EDs and other facilities (including labor, delivery, and medicine units) can dispense this life-saving medication.

The Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, and Massachusetts Department of Public Health are key collaborators.

COCHAIR

Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FAAEM, FACEP, FASAM

Infographic for The Naloxone Project estimating at-risk visits in Massachusetts in 2020. Shows 61,247 ED visits and 52,977 IP stays. Breakdown by sex: 61% male, 39% female, by payer: Medicaid 47%, Medicare 27%, private 15%, self-pay 8%. Age distribution graph included.
A data visualization showing reasons for risk and demographic information related to perinatal visits. The reasons include nonopioid drug abuse (21%), opioid dependence (20%), multiple opioid and nonopioid use (16%), among others. The data also includes perinatal visit counts for IP (2,134) and ED (475). Demographics are categorized by patient county type with large urban at 66% and race with white at 71%, followed by other racial groups.