The patient was recently treated at an emergency department in Flagstaff and died the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare ...

However, emergency department visits for adverse events associated with micronutrients (excluding iron, calcium, and potassium) increased from 3212 (95% CI, 1930 to 4493) annually in 2004–2005 ...

Its emergency department director told the investigators that its two-hour goal was “not always attainable” when doctors were busy, the state report said.

The moral and clinical imperative for emergency departments to address substance use disorders is clear and pressing. If they don't, the threat of legal liability may spur long overdue change.