“Now hospital leaders are paying attention”: A qualitative study of internal and external factors influencing addiction consult services

Hospitalizations related to opioid use disorder (OUD) are increasing, necessitating an increase in the delivery of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) among hospitalized adults. The addiction consult service (ACS) is a promising organizational intervention to address this growing clinical need. Little is known about the barriers and facilitators of ACS development and operations.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - December 4, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Kelsey C. Priest, Honora Englander, Dennis McCarty Source Type: research