New hospital program aims to keep opioid patients on methadone after discharge

This study tests whether completing methadone clinic intake during a hospital stay helps people with opioid use disorder stay connected to treatment after leaving. Researchers will compare usual care (a referral at discharge) to a program where hospital staff complete key steps like medical assessment and methadone initiation before the patient goes home. The goal is to see if this approach increases the number of people who successfully link to a methadone clinic within 7 days of discharge.