Study finds more rehospitalization, emergency visits in patients with substance use disorders
Monday, October 10, 2011 - 09:01
in Health & Medicine
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), people diagnosed with substance use disorders are more likely to be re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days of their discharge than patients who do not have a substance abuse disorder. Alexander Walley, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at BUSM and a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC), is the lead author of this study, which is published online in the Journal of Addiction Medicine.