Treatment

The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.

Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

Scientific article

11 March 2020

Abstract Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...

National Addiction Leadership Conference

16 May 2020

San Diego

NAATP National is one of the most important, engaging, and influential conferences in our industry.

This leadership conference remains unique and critically important as the leading educational and networking event within the addiction treatment field.

McLean Hospital Addictions Conference 2020

1 May 2020

Boston

Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital are pleased to offer this intensive 2-day course which brings together some of the foremost authorities in the addiction field.

Addiction Medicine Conference

30 April 2020

Asheville

United States

The 11th annual spring Addiction Medicine Conference to be held April 30 – May 2, 2020 in Asheville, NC, will continue to provide 3 days of in-depth exploration of addiction medicine and will include a wide range of topics combining plenary sessions and skill-building workshops, and providing opportunities for networking.

Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell D1: How Organisational Context Affects Screening and Brief Intervention

Book

4 March 2020

HOW ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT AFFECTS SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION Selection and exploration of key studies starts with a review mapping influences which might obstruct or promote implementation efforts, then highlights a striking...

Differences in Availability and Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Residential Treatment Settings in the United States

Scientific article

7 February 2020

Opioid use and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. Several medications for OUD (MOUDs) are now considered by the medical community to be the criterion standard in OUD recovery...

ICUDDR Annual Conference 2020: Call for Proposals

News

The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) is holding its annual conference at the Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok Thailand, July 13-15, 2020. Conference registration will begin on March 1st. ICUDDR supports...

Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell C1: Mandate - or Let Clinicians and Patients Decide When to Screen and Advise for Risky Drinking?

Book

26 February 2020

This week we focus on one section of the commentary on the matrix cell released last week which explored management’s influence on screening/brief intervention for risky drinking. A major issue facing management is whether to strongly...

Heavy Cannabis Use, Dependence and the Brain

Scientific article

Although cannabis use disorder (CUD) is one of the most common substance use disorders (SUDs), the impact of CUD on the brain remains unclear and understudied. In a recent article, published in Addiction journal, researchers from the...

WEBINAR: Ken C. Winters on Adolescent Brain Development

ISSUP Webinar

20 February 2020

How does substance use affect the developing brain? What implications does the evidence have for substance use prevention and treatment? Our first Expert Days webinar explores several issues at the intersection of teenage brain development...