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.

Patterns of Polydrug Use among Pregnant Substance Abusers

Scientific article

30 March 2017

Abstract Aim: Studies of drug use during pregnancy have generally focused on individual substances or specific combinations of drugs. The aim of this article is to increase our knowledge about polydrug use and pregnancy in a Nordic context...

Brief Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation and Improve Glycemic Control in Smokers with Type 2 Diabetes

Scientific article

5 April 2017

Abstract The aim of the study was to examine the effects of a brief stage-matched smoking cessation intervention group compared with a control group (with usual care) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who smoked by randomized controlled...

National Academy of Medicine Releases New Special Publication Guide

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September 21, 2017 Halting the opioid epidemic requires aggressive action across multiple dimensions, including informed, active, and determined front-line leadership from health clinicians working in every setting throughout the nation...

Effectiveness of Optional Videoconferencing-Based Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders

Scientific article

29 September 2017

ABSTRACT Background: Treatment of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is characterized by an adherence rate below 50%. Clinical research has found that patient adherence enhances treatment effect; hence, health authorities, clinicians, and...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Reduces Cocaine Use

Scientific article

13 November 2015

Abstract Recent animal studies demonstrate that compulsive cocaine seeking strongly reduces prelimbic frontal cortex activity, while optogenetic stimulation of this brain area significantly inhibits compulsive cocaine seeking, providing a...

Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Baclofen for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

Scientific article

11 November 2016

Abstract Previous randomised placebo-controlled trials with low-to-medium doses of baclofen (30–60 mg) showed inconsistent results, but case studies suggested a dose-response effect and positive outcomes in patients on high doses of...

Syndemic Risk Classes and Substance Use Problems among Adults in High-Risk Urban Areas

Scientific article

7 September 2017

Substance use problems tend to co-occur with risk factors that are especially prevalent in urban communities with high rates of poverty. The present study draws on Syndemics Theory to understand profiles of risk and resilience and their...

Terminology and Stigma: How Should We Talk about Substance Use?

Scientific article

27 September 2017

In the field of substance use prevention and treatment choosing the correct terminology can be tricky, especially if we want to avoid contributing to stigmatised perceptions of people battling with substance use disorders. ‘Abuse’, ‘abuser’...

The 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)

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1 August 2017

Especially due to its large sample size and incorporation into the CPS survey, the TUS provides a unique opportunity for tracking long-term trends in tobacco use, cessation attempts, and tobacco-related policies; evaluation of tobacco...

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Addiction Medicine Fellowships

Scientific article

20 September 2017

Abstract Background Although progress in science has driven advances in addiction medicine, this subject has not been adequately taught to medical trainees and physicians. As a result, there has been poor integration of evidence-based...