Background: Hospitalizations for opioid overdose and complications of opioid use disorder (OUD) have risen dramatically over the last two decades. Hospitalizations represent opportunities to initiate lifesaving medications for OUD (MOUD), but rates of hospital MOUD initiation are low. Addiction consult services (ACS) can help facilitate hospital MOUD initiation and promote linkage to post-discharge MOUD, but [...]

Background: The US faces a worsening epidemic of substance use-associated morbidity and mortality. In 2021, over 46 million people had a substance use disorder (SUD) and over 109,000 overdose deaths occurred. Furthermore, an estimated 1 in 7 hospital admissions are for patients with SUDs. Stigma is pervasive among these patients’ hospital providers, and SUD management [...]

Background: As of 2020, a reported 2.7 million people in the United States have opioid use disorder (OUD). Hospitalizations related to opioid use have risen dramatically over the last two decades. Inpatients with substance use disorders are at increased risk of leaving the hospital prior to treatment completion which can further lead to poor health [...]

Background: There were 527,000 hospitalizations due to opioid use in 2012, which equates to more than $15 billion in medical care costs (Ronan & Herzig, 2016). Providers report significant barriers in treating patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), including feelings of unpreparedness to treat addiction (Calcaterra et al., 2021). Advance practice provider (APP) education lacks [...]