The Emergency Department Addiction Consult Team (ED ACT) is a partnership between Adult Primary Care, Addiction Medicine, and Emergency Medicine that provides medical consultation, linkage to outpatient treatment, and harm reduction counseling for patients who use drugs and access medical care through the BMC Emergency Department.
Location and Contact
Emergency Department
Open 24 Hours a Day
Related Departments and Programs
Addiction Treatment Programs
Adult Primary Care
Emergency Medicine
A department providing emergency care in the ER with 24/7 treatment for trauma and urgent medical conditions.
Addiction Consult Service
CATALYST Clinic
A primary care program offering adolescent substance use services and adolescent addiction treatment with medical care and counseling support.
Faster Paths to Treatment
Project ASSERT
A program that provides screening and referrals to treatment for patients in BMC's Emergency Department who use drugs and/or alcohol.
Project RESPECT
A prenatal care program that offers addiction and behavioral health treatment and support for pregnant people with substance use disorders.
Psychiatry
A department providing mental and behavioral health care to improve emotional wellbeing, including therapy for anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Addiction and Emergency Medicine Residency Fellowships
All addiction psychiatry fellows at BMC rotate through the Emergency Department Addiction Consult Team, while addiction medicine fellows and emergency medicine residents have the option for an elective rotation with our team.