Inpatient Addiction Consultation for Hospitalized Patients Increases Post-Discharge Abstinence and Reduces Addiction Severity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol and drug use results in substantial morbidity, mortality, and cost. Individuals with alcohol and drug use disorders are overrepresented in general medical settings. Hospital-based interventions offer an opportunity to engage with a vulnerable population that may not otherwise seek treatment.

Objective

To determine whether inpatient addiction consultation improves substance use outcomes 1 month after discharge.

Design

Prospective quasi-experimental evaluation comparing 30-day post-discharge outcomes between participants who were and were not seen by an addiction consult team during hospitalization at an urban academic hospital.

Participants

Three hundred ninety-nine hospitalized adults who screened as high risk for having an alcohol or drug us

SUBMITTER: Wakeman SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5515798 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature