Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). 1 The term “opioid” refers to any substance that acts
at opioid receptors, including prescription medications, such as morphine, and illicit drugs …

Hospital‐based clinicians frequently care for patients with opioid withdrawal or opioid use
disorder (OUD) and are well‐positioned to identify and initiate treatment for these patients …

Background: Concurrent with the opioid overdose crisis there has been an increase in
hospitalizations among people with opioid use disorder (OUD), with one in ten hospitalized …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have concomitant
medical conditions requiring hospitalization. This review describes the treatment of patients …

Background Treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is highly effective, yet it remains
dramatically underutilized. Individuals with OUD have disproportionately high rates of …

Background Hospitalizations related to opioid use disorder (OUD) are rising. Addiction
consultation services (ACS) increasingly provide OUD treatment to hospitalized patients, but …

Background People who use illicit opioids are more likely to be admitted to hospital than
people of the same age in the general population. Many admissions end in discharge …

Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Page 1
www.ccsa.ca • www.ccdus.ca Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of …

The United States is experiencing an epidemic of nonmedical opioid use and opioid
overdose‐related deaths. As a result, there have been a number of public health …

Background Hospitalizations related to the consequences of opioid use are rising. National
guidelines directing in‐hospital opioid use disorder (OUD) management do not exist. OUD …