Treatment

Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.

Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Cell B1: The Practitioner in Harm Reduction

Book

20 September 2017

Second cell of the Drug Treatment Matrix explores key studies on the impact of the practitioner on reducing harms associated with illegal drug use, in which trust emerges as a fundamental ingredient. Reconceptualise needle exchanges as safe...

Multimorbidity in Patients Enrolled in a Community-Based Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programme Delivered through Primary Care

Scientific article

6 October 2014

Abstract Background: Multimorbidity, the co-existence of two or more (2+) long-term conditions in an individual, is common among problem drug abusers. Objective: To delineate the patterns, multimorbidity prevalence, and disease severity in...

Webinar: Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder-The Physician’s Role

13 September 2017

Webinar

United States

This program focuses on harms from opioid-type medications, the development and fundamental features of opioid use disorder, and how physicians can play a key role in reversing what has been called the “opioid epidemic” through evidence-based

19th International Congress on Addictions: "Dual Disorders and Comorbidity Associated with Substance Use"

6 December 2017

Cancun

Mexico

In recent years, it has become evident that in order to better understand the phenomenon of psychoactive substance use and its implications for physical and mental health, a multidimensional approach is necessary, since there are many and varied aspects involved in the consumption of psychoactive substances and the development of addictions.

Barriers to Retention in Methadone Maintenance Therapy among People who Inject Drugs in Bangkok

Scientific article

7 September 2017

Abstract Background Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is a mainstay for treating opioid use disorder and preventing and managing HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID). While previous research suggested low dosing of methadone and high...

The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery from Addiction

Scientific article

8 September 2017

How important is nutrition for recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)? According to new research published in the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence the answer is: very. The paper, which looked at the relationship between...

Dual Disorders: A New Way to Think about Addiction?

Scientific article

8 September 2017

Despite a growing evidence base and numerous policy changes, the association between addiction and other mental health problems is often ignored. It remains that many patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) also have Other Psychiatric...

How States Are Tackling the Opioid Crisis

Scientific article

1 March 2017

ABSTRACT Objectives: We used data from the 2015 National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors Web-based questionnaire and other sources to demonstrate the range and scope of state initiatives being used to deal with the...

Drug Matrix Cell A1: Interventions - Ways to Reduce the Harm

Book

6 September 2017

Initiates a fortnightly course on the evidence base for harm reduction and treatment in relation to illegal drugs. Comprehensively updated, the cell explores key research on interventions to reduce the harms to the user as a result of their...

Smartphone Ownership among US Adult Cigarette Smokers

Scientific article

31 August 2017

ABSTRACT Background: Despite increasing interest in smartphone apps as a platform for delivery of tobacco cessation interventions, no previous studies have evaluated the prevalence and characteristics of smokers who can access smartphone...