Addiction Consult Team
About the program
The Addiction Consult Team (ACT) provides expert addiction specialty care to hospitalized patients, including treatment during the hospitalization and direct linkage to ongoing care after discharge. It is our goal to provide immediate, high-quality, and compassionate care to all patients with substance use disorder in the hospital and to improve access to treatment, smooth transitions between care levels and improve patients’ health and quality of life. We offer person-centered treatment for all types of substance use disorder, including withdrawal management, medication initiation, psychosocial assessment, and peer recovery support services.
During admission, the primary clinical team will place an order for an addiction consultation. One of the members from our team will complete an assessment and treatment plan with the patient and provide recommendations to the primary clinical team. Our social workers, resource specialist, and peer recovery coaches are available to provide additional support and treatment linkage. Our team works closely with the primary clinical team to develop a discharge plan and connect each patient to ongoing, community-based services.
This program accepts patients by referral only.
Part of Mental Health and Psychiatric Services
Services
ACT provides:
- Assessment and diagnosis of all types of substance use disorder, such as alcohol, opioid, stimulant, and others
- Withdrawal management
- Initiation and continuation of medication for substance use disorder
- Bedside therapy and motivational interviewing
- Development of substance use disorder treatment plan and referrals to community providers
- Disposition planning
- Patient education
- Recommendations for testing for common substance-related medical conditions, such as viral hepatitis and HIV testing
- Regular meetings with collaborating services, for example infectious diseases, cardiac surgery, psychiatry, and case management
- Peer recovery coach support
Related conditions and treatments
- Substance Use Disorder or Dependence
- Opiate Use Disorder
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Opioid Withdrawal
- Alcohol Intoxication
- Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Marijuana Use Disorder
- Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)
- Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease
- HIV AIDS
- Substance Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Drug Withdrawal
- Treating Substance Use Disorders and Addiction
- Treating Heroin Addiction
- Giving Emergency Nasal Naloxone for Opioid Overdose
- Shoulder Replacement
- Using Nicotine Gum
- Total Joint Replacement
- Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump