Critical access medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment facilities in the continental United States

Hospitalists' Attitudes and Experiences With Posthospitalization Care Transitions for Patients With Substance Use Disorders: A Cross-sectional Analysis

“…T he national overdose crisis claims tens of thousands of lives each year, propelled in part by a lack of access to treatment for people with substance use disorders (SUDs). [1][2][3][4] Hospitalization and emergency department utilization are relatively common events among people with SUDs, with as many as 1 in 9 hospitalized patients in the United States estimated to have a SUD. 5 Some of these hospitalizations may be the result of acute medical complications of substance use, such as infection or overdose, whereas others represent substance use exacerbating chronic health conditions (eg, methamphetamine use leading to heart failure exacerbation) or may be for reasons completely unrelated to a patient's SUD.…”

“…The national overdose crisis claims tens of thousands of lives each year, propelled in part by a lack of access to treatment for people with substance use disorders (SUDs) 1-4 . Hospitalization and emergency department utilization are relatively common events among people with SUDs, with as many as 1 in 9 hospitalized patients in the United States estimated to have a SUD 5 .…”