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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Social Determinants of Health

Background:

  • Emergency departments (ED) increasingly offer screening and treatment initiation for opioid use disorder (OUD).
  • Patients with OUD often experience significant social needs, such as housing insecurity.
  • This study examines the prevalence of homelessness and housing insecurity among patients in an ED-initiated medication for OUD (MOUD) program.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the incidence of homelessness and housing insecurity in patients receiving ED-initiated MOUD.
  • To explore potential sex-based differences in housing status among OUD patients in the ED setting.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of a prospective study involving patients in an ED-MOUD program (July 2019-February 2022).
  • Data collected via participant interviews at intake and three-month follow-up, focusing on living situations in the past 30 days.
  • Descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square analyses were used to assess housing status, homelessness, and housing insecurity.

Main Results:

  • At intake, 20.9% of 315 participants reported active homelessness, and 49.8% reported housing insecurity.
  • Men were more likely to be homeless (25.1% vs 13.4%), while women showed higher rates of housing insecurity (57.1% vs 45.8%).
  • At three months, follow-up was limited, especially for those experiencing homelessness (34.8%), with no significant sex differences observed at follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • A significant majority (70.8%) of patients in ED-OUD programs experience homelessness or housing insecurity, with sex potentially playing an exacerbating role.
  • ED-initiated MOUD may positively influence housing status, though high loss to follow-up, particularly among unstably housed individuals, limits definitive conclusions.
  • Further research is needed to address the high rates of housing insecurity and improve follow-up engagement in ED-based OUD treatment programs.