Practice

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: The Talker in the Talking Route to Recovery

Book

8 March 2017

In psychosocial therapies, the enactment of the client-worker relationship is the treatment. Structured around Carl Rogers’ classic formulation of the “necessary and sufficient conditions” for therapeutic progress, the cell in the Alcohol...

Can Drug Prevention Programmes Reduce Substance Use by Participants’ Friends?

Scientific article

7 March 2017

Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.

Does AA Really Help Drinkers Stop?

Scientific article

28 February 2017

12-step fellowships offer a way to reconcile shrunken resources with the desire to get more patients safely out of treatment. Accounting for the self-selection bias which has obscured AA’s impacts, this synthesis of US trials finds that...

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders

Book

1 December 2015

This guideline represents a significant step toward improving the treatment and management of patients with substance use disorders (SUD) in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). As with other clinical...

European Research Area Network on Illicit Drugs (ERANID) Meeting

2 March 2017

Brussels

Belgium

Do you want to know more about the results of the European Research Area Network on Illicit Drugs (ERANID)? Are you interested in the possible future plans? Come to the wrap up meeting in Brussels on March 2nd, 2017.

XR-Naltrexone: A Step-by-Step Guide

Book

14 February 2017

The Providers' Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT) experts have recently created a virtual step-by-step XR-Naltrexone User Guide to assist you in your practice in treating opioid use disorder (OUD). XR...

The Drug Problem in the Americas: Drugs and Public Health

Book

20 May 2013

Summary and Findings Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age of...

Seminar on Cost-Effective Measures for Reducing Harmful Use of Alcohol

28 February 2017

Bogota

Colombia

In 2016, Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection, in collaboration with PAHO, developed a strategic and management framework to manage the harmful use of alcohol in the country. This framework is aligned with the National Plan for Health Promotion, Prevention, and Care for Psychoactive Substances, and draws on global guidelines and recommendations.

Adfam’s Manifesto for Families: 5 Key Challenges for Supporting Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use

Book

1 January 2010

“You don’t have to use drugs to be affected by them.” In 2010 Adfam identified five key challenges for families that the Government should address, identified by stakeholders across England. They were: Supporting families in their own right...

Working with Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren Due to Parental Substance Use

Book

1 January 2011

This guide offers advice and suggestions to support service providers to deliver effective services to grandparents who are carers for their grandchildren due to parental substance misuse. It draws heavily on the work of Adfam’s Grandparent...