Recovery Capital and Subsequent Overdose Risk and Addiction Treatment Engagement Among Emergency Department Patients at High Risk of Opioid Overdose.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency department (ED) visits are an opportunity to provide prevention services to people at high risk of overdose. Considering patients' resources to initiate and sustain recovery ("recovery capital") may be useful for tailoring ED services, although its relevance in this population is unknown.

Methods

This secondary analysis used data from ED patients at high risk of opioid overdose enrolled in a randomized controlled trial in Rhode Island (2018-2021). We assessed baseline recovery capital using the Brief Assessment of Recovery Capital (BARC-10), dichotomized as a total score <47 versus ≥47. Post-discharge addiction treatment engagement within 30 days and non-fatal opioid overdose and fatal overdose within 18 months were assessed using statewide administrativ

SUBMITTER: Chambers LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769765 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature