Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Does Trait Mindfulness Level Affect Quitting Cannabis Use? A Six Week Follow-Up Study
Abstract Background: Only 29% of cannabis dependent individuals seek treatment, yet significant decreases in cannabis use are seen in 31-36% of individuals that seek treatment. Follow-up studies have found that over 60% in substance use...
Efficacy Indicators of Four Methods in Outpatient Addiction Treatment
Abstract Background: In Portugal, as far as we know, there are no recent studies that evaluated the comparative efficacy of therapeutic modalities in addiction problems by reference to a holistic and psychosocial model of effectiveness...
FREE Opioid Training Course from Harvard
Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...
A Novel Text Message-Based Motivational Interviewing Intervention for College Students Who Smoke Cigarettes
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Tobacco use disorder is critical among people aged 16 to 25 years. College campuses are prime locations for smoking cessation interventions for young adults. The vast majority of the smoking research with college...
The brief treatment for cocaine users manual
The brief treatment for cocaine users is a cognitive intervention behavioral targeting adult consumers of cocaine (powder and crack). Aiming to teach strategies to stop the consumption of cocaine users. This work has been since 1998 in the...
Smoking Cessation Support for Regular Smokers in Hungarian Primary Care
Abstract Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of general practitioners’ (GPs’) smoking cessation support (SCS). Study design: We carried out a cross-sectional study between February and April 2016. Setting and...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Treatment Systems, Unintended Consequences and Shaky Rationales
Key studies on local systems for effectively and cost-effectively providing drug addiction treatment. Commentary focuses on payment-by-results funding mechanisms (do they impede recovery by paying for it?), crime-reduction as a...
Commissioning Impact on Drug Treatment
Based on research, financial data and stakeholder surveys and testimonies, the UK government’s official drug policy advisers warn that without significant efforts to protect investment and quality, in England “loss of funding will result in...