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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Rachel Perera, Louise Stephan, Ayesha Appa, Ro Giuliano, Robert Hoffman, Paula Lum, Marlene Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Harm reduction
Hospitals
Addiction
Safer use supplies
Community engagement
Health systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00594-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00594-9

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