Search results for "Substance use disorder"
Hospital addiction medicine consults less likely among Black patients, study finds
In a retrospective study at an urban U.S. safety-net hospital, patients with substance use disorder were less likely to have an order placed for addiction medicine consultation if they were Black than if they were White, and Black patients who did receive an order were less likely to be seen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/hospital-addiction-medicine-consults-less-likely-among-black-patients-study-finds.htm
16 Aug 2023
Meth use associated with higher risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke
An analysis of hospitalized patients found that those who used methamphetamine had a 32% increase in cardiovascular disease risk compared to nonusers who also had been hospitalized. Risk increases associated with misuse of alcohol and cocaine were 28% and 47%, respectively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/meth-use-associated-with-higher-risk-of-heart-failure-myocardial-infarction-stroke.htm
10 Aug 2022
Patients with opioid use disorder twice as likely to get postacute care referral rejection
Inpatients with opioid use disorder were referred to more postacute care facilities but rejected significantly more often than other patients, even after researchers controlled for factors including homelessness and psychiatric disease, a Boston safety-net hospital found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/free/patients-with-opioid-use-disorder-twice-as-likely-to-get-postacute-care-referral-rejection.htm
16 Mar 2022
Navigation service reduced readmissions of patients with substance use disorder
A single-center trial found benefits from providing recently hospitalized patients with proactive case management, advocacy, service linkage, and motivational support to address substance use disorder, medical, and basic needs for three months after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/07/2.htm
7 Apr 2021
New addiction medicine consult service improved hospital staff perceptions of care
The consult service provided management of withdrawal, medications such as methadone and buprenorphine, counseling and behavioral treatment, peer engagement and support, and linkages to community-based addiction care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/02/3.htm
2 May 2018