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Original post: Newswise - Substance Abuse Clinicians are missing opportunities to use medication in treatment of alcohol use disorder
A study of Medicare data found that very few patients hospitalized for alcohol use disorder (AUD) were treated with an approved medication to promote behavior change. The researchers say interventions to increase prescribing by generalists and non-addiction specialists are needed to increase medication prescribing in this high-risk population. The report is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.