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.

Implementation & Evaluation of an Intervention for Children in Afghanistan

Scientific article

5 July 2017

The present study examined the impact of a novel intervention for children at risk for substance use or actively using substances that was provided to 783 children between 4 and 18 years of age in Afghanistan. They received the Child...

Morphine versus Methadone Treatment for Neonatal Withdrawal and Impact on Early Infant Development

Scientific article

25 July 2017

Abstract Objective: Compare developmental outcomes in infants treated with morphine versus methadone. Method: Retrospective chart review of newborns identified through use of ICD-9 code for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Thirty-six...

Final Report: Opioid Use, Misuse, and Overdose in Women

Book

19 July 2017

Executive Summary This report was developed as part of an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) to examine prevention, treatment, and recovery issues for women who misuse opioids...

Towards a New Consensus for Addiction Medicine Training

Scientific article

2 August 2017

A new study asks for the opinions of addiction experts, with a view to reaching a consensus on the necessary core skills that medical education ought to cover.

Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management

Book

24 July 2017

There is no more important document for doctors treating problem drug use in the UK than the so-called ‘Orange guidelines’. This major update will substantially inform judgements of what constitutes acceptable medical practice - should...

Tackling Youth Substance Use with 12-Step Programmes

Scientific article

1 August 2017

A new study recently published in the academic journal Addiction suggests that substance use treatment programmes that incorporate 12-step practices, such as that used by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), are more effective for combatting...

Review: Pharmacogenetics of Alcoholism Treatment: Implications of Ethnic Diversity

Scientific article

4 November 2016

Abstract Background and Objectives Pharmacogenetic studies of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have suggested that the efficacy of treatments for AUD is, in part, influenced by the genetic background of an individual. Since the frequency of...

The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis

Scientific article

27 July 2017

Opioid misuse and addiction is an ongoing and rapidly evolving public health crisis, requiring innovative scientific solutions. In response, and because no existing medication is ideal for every patient, the National Institutes of Health...

Using Behavioral Triage in Court-Supervised Treatment of DUI Offenders

Scientific article

1 July 2015

San Joaquin county in California has pointed the way forward to a system which conserves treatment resources yet achieves greater reductions in drink/drug-driving incidents. The first evaluation of systematically escalating offenders to...

Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 5: Safeguarding the Community

Book

26 July 2017

Time to consolidate the lessons of the course’s last five instalments about treatment intended to safeguard the community, the final row of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. A common theme is the contradiction between treatment centred on the...