Search results for "Addiction Treatment"
Substance use problems in the U.S. exacerbated by pandemic, studies indicate
The percentage of urine tests that were positive for illicit drugs increased, an ED saw more nonfatal opioid overdoses, and experts offered hospitalist-specific advice on handling substance use disorders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/2.htm
30 Sep 2020
Peers support patients in addiction recovery
Hospitals find help from people who've dealt with their own addictions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/peers-support-patients-in-addiction-recovery.htm
15 Jul 2020
10 tips for physician wellness and more pandemic coverage
The July ACP Hospitalist is online and in the mail, with tips from the front lines on surviving COVID-19, additional articles about the pandemic, and a special focus on care for inpatients with addiction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/15/2.htm
15 Jul 2020
COVID-19 coverage to help you and your patients
This issue offers tips on physician wellness and infection control, as well as a focus on addiction in inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2020
Sussing out stimulants and other drugs
Learn the signs and symptoms of monoamine agonist abuse.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/sussing-out-stimulants-and-other-drugs.htm
15 Jun 2020
Telehealth stewardship, addiction consults
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2020
In-hospital addiction consults may increase treatment of substance use disorder postdischarge
In a cohort study in Oregon, patients were treated by the Improving Addiction Care Team service, an addiction medicine consult service offered at one large academic hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/4.htm
21 Aug 2019
Duty hours, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2019
Studies analyze rise in infective endocarditis hospitalizations related to drug use
One recent study found an increase since 2008 in the hospitalization rate for stroke associated with infective endocarditis and opioid use, while another compared outcomes of infective endocarditis among patients who inject drugs versus those who do not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/06/3.htm
6 Feb 2019
Treating acute pain in opioid-experienced patients
Learn best practices for managing acute pain in patients with opioid use disorder, on chronic opioid therapy, and on opioid-agonist therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/treating-acute-pain-in-opioid-experienced-patients.htm
15 Jun 2018