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Med. Clin. North Am. · Jul 2018
ReviewInpatient Addiction Consult Service: Expertise for Hospitalized Patients with Complex Addiction Problems.
- Zoe M Weinstein, Sarah E Wakeman, and Seonaid Nolan.
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Crosstown 2, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: zoe.weinstein@bmc.org.
- Med. Clin. North Am. 2018 Jul 1; 102 (4): 587601587-601.
AbstractSubstance use disorders are highly prevalent and are a large driver of costly inpatient medical care; however, historically the substance use disorder has gone unaddressed during an inpatient stay. Inpatient addiction consult services are an important intervention to use the reachable moment of hospitalization to engage patients and initiate addiction treatment. Addiction consultation involves taking an addiction-specific history, motivational interviewing, withdrawal symptom management, and initiation of long-term pharmacotherapy. Addiction consult services have the potential to decrease readmissions and utilization costs for medical systems and improve substance-related outcomes for patients.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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