US hospital discharges documenting patient opioid use disorder without opioid overdose or treatment services, 2011–2015

Understanding more about circumstances in which patients receive an opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnosis might illuminate opportunities for intervention and ultimately prevent opioid overdoses. This study aimed to describe patient and clinical characteristics of hospital discharges documenting OUD among patients not being treated for opioid overdose, detoxification, or rehabilitation.We assessed patient, payer, and clinical characteristics of...