Meeting people where they are: implementing hospital-based substance use harm reduction

• Main Authors: Rachel Perera (Author), Louise Stephan (Author), Ayesha Appa (Author), Ro Giuliano (Author), Robert Hoffman (Author), Paula Lum (Author), Marlene Martin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hospital-based addiction care focuses on assessing and diagnosing substance use disorders, managing withdrawal, and initiating medications for addiction treatment. Hospital harm reduction is generally limited to prescribing naloxone. Hospitals can better serve individuals with su...