Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
International Conference on Addiction and Associated Disorders
A continuing professional development conference on addiction, highlighting integrated treatment practices that providers are using internationally today.
The event will bring together a wide range of academics, researchers and practitioners to join discussions on the most innovative developing research and trending topics in the specialties of mental health, behavioural health, addiction and recovery.
Workshop: Working Effectively with People Who Use Drugs
A free workshop aimed at GPs, Allied Health Practitioners, CCG leads for drugs, commissioners, consultants, service managers and other interested parties.
The workshop will explore:
(1) How to deliver evidence-based treatment alongside national and local policies.
(2) Opioid Substitution Treatment: how to dose effectively.
(3) How to ensure patients have choice.
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Managing Transformation
Key studies on the role of management and supervision in the treatment of problem drug use. Commentary asks, “Is there anything more instructive than *being* the patient?”, explores the role of patient choice and preferences in treatment...
Substance Use, Sleep and Intervention Design
Abstract Background: Alcohol and other drug use is associated with poor sleep quality and quantity, but there is limited qualitative research exploring substance users’ experiences of sleep and few psychosocial sleep interventions for them...
Ibero-American Initiative for Dual Disorders to Improve Public Treatment Programmes
Abstract: Introduction: Dual disorders (DD) are defined as the co-occurrence of substance use disorders with other psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. DD represent a diagnostic dimension with clinical peculiarities and specific...
Overburdened Mental Health Providers Thwart Police Push for Drug Treatment
This article highlights the overburdened health system in West Virginia, including a shortage of behavioral treatment professionals.
Sex Differences in Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis Involved Hospitalizations in the United States
ABSTRACT Objectives: The study examined sex differences in trend and clinical characteristics of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnosis involved hospitalizations among adult patients. Methods: We analyzed hospitalization data from the 2007...
Quality Measurers of Therapeutic Communities for Substance Dependence
Abstract Background In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment strategies...
Drug-Treatment Systems in Prisons in Eastern and South-East Europe
This research project on drug-treatment systems in prisons in Eastern and South-East Europe looks in detail into the situation of drug users among criminal justice populations and the corresponding health-care responses in nine countries in...
19th International Congress on Addictions
The 19th International CIJ Congress welcomed 2,500 participants and focused on "Dual Disorders and Comorbidity Associated with Substance Use". It was held in conjunction with the World Association of Dual Disorders (WADD) and the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).