The Hospital Addiction Medicine Handbook

Offering a first-of-its-kind framework for hospital-based substance use disorder (SUD) screening, evaluation, and treatment, The Hospital Addiction Medicine Handbook is an essential reference designed to transform the care that health systems offer to patients with SUD. Drs. Melissa B. Weimer and Susan L. Calcaterra, along with a team of contributing experts in the field, offer practical guidance to multi-specialty hospital-based clinicians and healthcare leaders to expand essential SUD care in the hospital setting. Substance-focused chapters present real-world cases followed by evidence-based guidance in a problem-based, practical format.

• Covers the most common scenarios and conditions for substance use disorders in the hospital setting, as well as institutional considerations such as business considerations, infrastructure development, and electronic health record optimizations
• Begins each chapter with a grounding patient or clinician story and then focuses on specific evidence-informed strategies to address the needs of hospitalized individuals with SUD
• Presents clear examples of current gaps in substance use disorder care, care opportunities, and examples of best care in a clear and readable narrative format
• A much-needed resource for health care professionals at all levels of training and practice, including hospital-based physicians; advanced practice professionals; and those working in addiction medicine, psychiatry, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family medicine, women’s health, anesthesia, palliative care, and hospital administration