Outpatient practices
Primary-care, OB/GYN, and other healthcare teams may contact BBAMS when specialty addiction-medicine input could help.
Refer or request a consult
Make the connection while the patient is engaged.
A supportive conversation and a warm connection can make the next step clearer. This page explains how to begin without sending clinical information through the website.
Who may connect a patient
A practical path for clinical and community teams.
Connections may begin in outpatient, hospital, behavioral-health, or approved partner settings. Exact workflows are developed with each participating organization.
Hospital teams
Emergency, labor-and-delivery, inpatient, surgery, care-management, and nursing teams may request consultation through participating facilities.
Behavioral-health teams
Teams may seek addiction-medicine collaboration when substance use is part of a person's clinical picture.
Community treatment providers
Organizations already supporting a person may help make a coordinated connection.
Approved partner organizations
A partner may use an agreed workflow while preserving patient choice and privacy.
Emergency-response pathways
EMS and public-safety pathways are being developed; availability depends on verified local arrangements.
What should prompt contact
A meaningful concern is enough to start a conversation.
The referring clinician does not need to determine severity before contacting BBAMS.
- A positive validated screen or toxicology result
- Concerning substance or medication use
- Pregnancy or postpartum substance-use concern
- Overdose, intoxication, or withdrawal concern
- Repeated encounters without an effective plan
- Complex medication, pain, or level-of-care questions
What happens next
From first connection to coordinated follow-up.
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Peer engagement
A peer may help the person understand the next step.
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Assessment
BBAMS evaluates addiction-medicine needs and goals.
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Plan
The team develops an individualized next-step plan.
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Follow-up
Support continues as needs and circumstances change.
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Feedback
Relevant information returns to the referring clinician where appropriate and permitted.
Contact BBAMS.
Use the verified public phone or email to begin a connection. Do not send confidential clinical information through general website email or other unsecured website channels.
This website is not monitored for emergencies. Call 911 when there is an immediate danger or medical emergency.
Referral and warm-connection resources
Review professional resources for supportive conversations, referral, and coordinated follow-up.