Background: Patients with substance use disorders (SUD) are frequently cared for by hospitalists and admission presents an opportunity to engage patients in SUD treatment. Currently, patients with SUD are undertreated with medications to treat SUD, despite proven reduction in mortality. Addiction consult services are increasingly seen as an intervention to improve the quality of care [...]

Background: Addiction medicine services are a critical component of care for patients suffering from opioid use disorder. Previous research has indicated that opioid use disorder patients have higher lengths of stay (LOS) and higher hospital readmission rates than patients admitted for a different medical condition. Even though the presence of a specialized team of addiction [...]

Background: Patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at high risk for blood borne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).1 Syphilis infections, in particular, have dramatically increased over the past decade. More patients with syphilis infections are reporting injection drug use.2 Hospitalization is considered a “reachable moment” for this vulnerable patient population.3 Yet, screening [...]