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Addiction Medicine

Read articles pertaining to the study, research and expansion of addiction medicine treatments for patients in the hospital setting. Tips on how to manage opioid disorders, delirium, narcotics dependence and more.

Handling drug overdoses in the hospital setting

Strategies for dealing with drug-seeking patients

Managing alcohol withdrawal

Getting out of your comfort zone with opioid-tolerant patients

Nocturnist nightmares: managing emergencies, agitated delirium and narcotic dependence

How well are you managing pain in addicted patients?

Opioid use disorder: initiating treatment in the hospital

Treating addiction in the hospital, not just withdrawal

How do you treat spice, bath salts or 2C?

The CDC’s new 12-step program for opioids