Background There is pressing need to improve hospital-based addiction care. Various
models for integrating substance use disorder care into hospital settings exist, but there is no …

Previous research has demonstrated not only the feasibility of providing addiction treatment
to individuals in an acute care setting but also its efficacy. A recent metaanalysis …

Background Hospital discharges against medical advice (AMA) is associated with negative
health outcomes and re-admissions. Patients with substance use disorders (SUD) are up to …

Background Acute healthcare utilization attributed to alcohol use disorders (AUD) and other
substance use disorders (SUD) is rising. Objective To describe the prevalence and …

Background Hospitalizations due to medical and surgical complications of substance use
disorder (SUD) are rising. Most hospitals lack systems to treat SUD, and most people with …

Background: Hospitalized patients with comorbid substance use disorders (SUDs) are at
high risk for poor outcomes, including readmission and emergency department (ED) use …

Importance Although hospitalizations for injection drug use–associated infective
endocarditis (IDU-IE) have increased during the opioid crisis, utilization of and mortality …

Background Injection drug use has far-reaching social, economic, and health
consequences. Serious bacterial infections, including skin/soft tissue infections …

Purpose Infectious complications of opioid use disorder (OUD), including endocarditis, are
rising. Patients with OUD-associated endocarditis have poor clinical outcomes but their care …

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore and describe the structure and design
elements of addiction medicine consult (AMC) services within selected US hospitals …