Treatment Settings

Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.

Measuring Improvement in Knowledge of Drug Policy Reforms Following a Police Education Program in Tijuana, Mexico

Scientific article

8 November 2017

Abstract Background Mexico’s 2009 “narcomenudeo reform” decriminalized small amounts of drugs, shifting some drug law enforcement to the states and mandating drug treatment diversion instead of incarceration. Data from Tijuana suggested...

WHO Alcohol Brief Intervention Training Manual for Primary Care (2017)

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Alcohol contributes significantly to the disease and mortality burden in the WHO European Region, and primary health care systems play an important role in reducing the impact of harmful alcohol use. Screening and brief interventions (SBIs)...

Do Creative Arts Therapies Reduce Substance Misuse? A Systematic Review

Scientific article

13 October 2017

Abstract The complexities of substance misuse treatment indicate a need to consider the efficacy of creative arts therapies for those who find it difficult to verbalise their emotions and feelings. The focus of this systematic review is to...

Factors Influencing the Long-Term Sustainment of Quality Improvements Made in Addiction Treatment Facilities

Scientific article

1 November 2017

Abstract Background A greater understanding of the factors that influence long-term sustainment of quality improvement (QI) initiatives is needed to promote organizational ability to sustain QI practices over time, help improve future...

Role of Nurses in Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services

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20 October 2017

This resource describes the many potential roles of nurses in alcohol and drug treatment in England to help commissioners and providers of specialist adult alcohol and drug treatment services to recruit the right workforce to meet local...

Effects of Naltrexone on Alcohol Self-Administration and Craving

Scientific article

14 July 2016

Abstract Randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy of naltrexone for reducing quantity of alcohol consumption and incidence of relapse to heavy drinking. To evaluate putative treatment mechanisms, human laboratory studies...

Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix: Creating a Lifesaving Treatment and Harm Reduction System

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Online course moves on to the whole-system level, where treatment and harm reduction services working in synergy are the best hope for reversing the hepatitis C epidemic - but can any feasible local or national system succeed in this...

Engagement within a Mobile Phone-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adolescents

Scientific article

1 November 2017

ABSTRACT Background: Although mobile phone-delivered smoking cessation programs are a promising way to promote smoking cessation among adolescents, little is known about how adolescents might actually use them. Objective: The aim of this...

Novel Vaccines against Morphine Heroin

Scientific article

SUMMARY Drug addiction is one of the most important health problems worldwide. This pathology results in the death of about 500,000 individuals annually around the globe. Despite this scenario, the development of effective drug therapies...

Demographic and Mental Health Characteristics of Individuals who Present to Community Health Clinics with Substance Misuse

Scientific article

25 October 2017

Abstract Introduction: Community health clinics (CHCs) are an opportune setting to identify and treat substance misuse. This study assessed the characteristics of patients who presented to a CHC with substance misuse. Methods: Personnel at...