Clinical Sobriety

Where are people at with assessing clinical sobriety these days? I'm an inpatient psychiatrist and see this documented in ED notes periodically. I'm aware of the Hack's intoxication index, though docs at my hospital don't seem to use it. Is there a formal checklist for clinical sobriety that is widely accepted, or are docs just winging it? I was prompted to ask this after reviewing a recent ED note which seemed to contradict itself on the topic. The note read: "the patient is clearly under... Read more
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