“…Addiction medicine is a relatively new field, and generalist physicians have only just begun integrating the fundamentals of addiction medicine, including OAT prescribing, into training programs. 32,33 Lack of knowledge, training, and expertise are often cited as barriers to BUP prescribing by clinicians. 11,19 Previous work has demonstrated a low level of readiness to prescribe BUP to ED patients in both US and Canadian settings.…”