Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder are major public health problems. Practitioners not
specialising in alcohol treatment are often unaware of the guidelines for preventing …

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 …

2. Background Globally, the United Nations estimate that around 250 million people (5% of
the world's adult population) used an illicit drug at least once in 2014, whereas the number …

Alcohol and drug use are among the top 10 causes of preventable death in the United
States. 1 Alcohol-related deaths have doubled in the past two decades, and now account for …

Alcohol use disorder can be challenging to recognize and can lead to alcohol withdrawal
syndrome (AWS), a potentially life-threatening disorder. As frontline clinicians, nurses are …

Hospitalized patients have high rates of unhealthy substance use, which has important
impacts on health both during and after hospitalization, but is infrequently identified in the …

Background Implementation of clinical health promotion (CHP) aiming at better health gain
is slow despite its effect. CHP focuses on potentially modifiable lifestyle risks such as …

Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) commonly causes hospitalization, particularly for
individuals disproportionately impacted by structural racism and other forms of …

Background Atrial arrhythmias are commonly noted in patients with alcohol withdrawal
syndrome (AWS), requiring inpatient admission. Objective The burden of arrhythmias and …