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Guest Editorial – New ASAM Implementation Guide for Hospital and Emergency Department Substance use Disorder Care By Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAMPatients with substance use disorder (SUD) have frequent touchpoints with general hospitals and emergency departments (EDs). Between 2014 and 2018, 11.9% of inpatient hospitalizations and 9.4% of ED visits were for patients with SUD.1 The toll of not treating SUD is enormo...