Inpatient hospitalization for substance use disorders one year after residential rehabilitation: predictors among US veterans.

Background: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is among the principal providers of the full range of substance use disorders (SUD) treatment in the US. Relatively little, however, is known about patient outcomes after residential rehabilitation.

Objective: To identify predictors of SUD inpatient hospitalization (primarily medically managed detoxification) in the year after SUD residential rehabilitation among US veterans.