Search results for "Substance Use Disorders"
Study finds race, gender disparities in detection of substance use disorders in inpatients
Detection of alcohol use disorder was more likely among male compared to female patients and among White patients compared to Hispanic and Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/3.htm
4 Nov 2020
April 12, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/12/
ACP resources can help fulfill new DEA training requirement on substance use disorders
Starting June 27, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will require registered physicians to provide a one-time attestation that they have completed eight hours of training, and ACP's education resources can help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/12/acp-resources-can-help-fulfill-new-dea-training-requirement-on-substance-use-disorders.htm
12 Apr 2023
Hospitalizations involving alcohol, other substance disorders increased by 57% in recent years
A study of U.S. acute care visits from 2014 to 2018 found that on average, 9.3 million (9.4%) ED visits and 1.4 million (11.9%) hospitalizations per year involved alcohol use disorders or substance use disorders, with rates of both increasing over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/22/2.htm
22 Sep 2021
April 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/
Substance use problems in the U.S. exacerbated by pandemic, studies indicate
The percentage of urine tests that were positive for illicit drugs increased, an ED saw more nonfatal opioid overdoses, and experts offered hospitalist-specific advice on handling substance use disorders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/2.htm
30 Sep 2020
June 28, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/
Presence of behavioral health condition didn't affect smoking quit rates during hospitalization
Similar rates of tobacco use were seen between inpatients with behavioral health conditions and controls postdischarge. However, after six months, patients with a behavioral health condition were less likely to report abstinence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/presence-of-behavioral-health-condition-didnt-affect-smoking-quit-rates-during-hospitalization.htm
14 Feb 2024
Trauma-informed care can help hospitalized patients with PTSD
Hospitalized patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit from an approach that takes their previous experiences into account, a new narrative review reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/26/5.htm
26 Aug 2020
Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges
Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023