Barriers to management of opioid withdrawal in hospitals in England: a document analysis of hospital policies on the management of substance dependence

Barriers to management of opioid withdrawal in hospitals in England: a document analysis of hospital policies on the management of substance dependence

Background: People who use illicit opioids are more likely to be admitted to hospital than people of the same age in the general population. Many admissions end in discharge against medical advice, which is associated with readmission and all-cause mortality. Opioid withdrawal contributes to prematu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bradbury, M. (Author), Brown, M. (Author), Cruickshank, G. (Author), Eastwood, N. (Author), Guest, I. (Author), Harris, M. (Author), Holland, A. (Author), Lewer, D. (Author), Sansom, B. (Author), Scott, J. (Author), Sutton, G. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2022
Subjects:
Analgesics, Opioid
Community-based participatory research
Discharge against medical advice
Document analysis
hospital
Hospital policy
Hospitals
human
Humans
narcotic analgesic agent
national health service
opiate addiction
Opioid dependence
Opioid overdose
Opioid substitution therapy
Opioid withdrawal
Opioid-Related Disorders
People who use drugs
policy
Policy
State Medicine
Stigma
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
withdrawal syndrome
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher

Internet

View Fulltext in Publisher

Similar Items