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Recommendations for Addressing In-Hospital Substance Use From a National Delphi Consensus Process

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28703

August 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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What are best practices for addressing in-hospital substance use?In this survey study using a 3-round Delphi consensus process, a panel of 38 addiction experts developed 84 consensus recommendations to address in-hospital substance use.This comprehensive set of patient-centered and consensus-based recommendations can inform local responses, including policies, to address in-hospital substance use.

Corresponding Author: Joseph H. Donroe, MD, MPH, MHS, Yale School of Medicine, 1450 Chapel St, Office MOB 211, New Haven, CT 06511 (joseph.donroe@yale.edu).

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