Journal of general internal medicine
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J Gen Intern Med
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Patients with substance use disorder (SUD) are frequently hospitalized and readmitted. Hospitalization is an opportunity for treatment initiation, including medications for alcohol (MAUD) and opioid use disorder (MOUD). Addiction consult teams are one model for increasing hospital-based SUD treatment. ⋯ Addiction consultation is associated with increased MAUD and MOUD receipt and decreased risk of 30-day readmission. MOUD initiation and MAUD initiation are associated with reduced risk of readmission.