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Substance use navigators (SUNs) identified 257 additional patients with UAU through referral methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Intervention<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>SUNs approached eligible patients and conducted full AUDIT and brief behavioral counseling. Patients with AUDIT\u2009\u2265\u200912 were offered medications for AUD (MAUD) during hospitalization and at discharge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Intervention delivery, 30-day return hospital encounters (readmission or emergency department), and change in AUDIT score among high-risk patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 1342 intervention-eligible patients, 81% were men, and the mean age was 51\u00a0years. 54% were Caucasian, 30% Hispanic\/Latinx, and 9% Black. 17% were unhoused, and 18% were uninsured. Of these 1342, 800 (59.6%) patients engaged in the intervention. The mean AUDIT score was 15 (median 14, IQR 8\u201321). For the 489 (61.1%) patients with AUDIT\u2009\u2265\u200912, 231 (47.2%) were started on medication before discharge. For the 126 patients with repeat AUDIT (25.8%), the mean reduction was 14.2 points (95% CI: \u221215.4, \u221212.2). For those with AUDIT\u2009\u2265\u200912, 128 (26.2%) patients had a return hospital encounter within 30\u00a0days of discharge. 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