As of December 29, 2022, clinicians are no longer required to obtain a DATA waiver (X-waiver) to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website for more information about the removal of the DATA waiver requirement.
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NIDA has collaborated with emergency department experts at Yale University to develop a set of research-based resources to help emergency medicine clinicians treat people with opioid use disorder. Check out NIDAMED’s newest page—Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment in the Emergency Department—for step-by-step information, resources, discharge instructions, and videos.