Search results for "Addiction Treatment"
Addiction treatment rare after hospitalization for endocarditis related to injection drug use
Fewer than one-quarter of adults received medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the three months after discharge for injection drug use-associated endocarditis, and OUD treatment was associated with reduced mortality risk only in the month when patients were receiving it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/5.htm
21 Oct 2020
Owning OUD in the hospital
Less than 15% of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment with buprenorphine or methadone during hospitalization. New recommendations for hospitalists aim to change that.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/free/owning-oud-in-the-hospital.htm
2 Nov 2022
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
May 18, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/
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
September 7, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/07/
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
Team up to treat opioid addiction
Hospitalists can improve care even without the expertise of an addiction medicine consult service.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/team-up-to-treat-opioid-addiction.htm
15 Sep 2021
Hospitalist involvement needed to treat opioid epidemic
Despite rising admissions related to opioid use disorder, few hospitalists are obtaining the expertise to prescribe medications for addiction. Experts say they should.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/hospitalist-treat-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Oct 2017