Addiction
Alcohol Misuse in the Armed Forces
In a research project, researchers and professionals from the University of Liverpool, King’s College London, Alcohol Research UK and Royal British Legion joined together to developed an app, to help people monitor and manage their alcohol consumption.
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Annual Research
The 2019 NDARC Annual Research Symposium is being held on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at the John Niland Scientia Conference and Events Centre, UNSW Sydney.
Best Practices for Successful Reentry for People Who Have Opioid Addictions
This fact sheet describes the best practices that community-based behavioural health, and probation and parole agencies can implement to ensure that reentry for people who have opioid addictions is safe and successful.
Mindful Body Awareness Training as Part of Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) is designed to teach interoceptive awareness and related skills for self-care and emotion regulation.
Webinar: How Do Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Affect Young People?
This webinar will present an update on research into co-occurring mental and substance use disorders among young people in Australia. It will ask: how many young people experience co-occurring mental and substance use disorders? What is the...
Effectiveness Bank Additions: Therapy Relationships that Work 4: Managing Perceptions of the Treatment
Clients’ perceptions of and reactions to treatment are the focus of this final of four bulletins recapping 16 reviews for the American Psychological Association. Emerging from psychotherapy research worldwide are practical and effective...
Differences in Service Utilization and Barriers among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites with Drug Use Disorders
Abstract Background Treatment for drug use disorders (DUD) can be effective, but only a small proportion of people with DUD seek or receive treatment. Research on racial and ethnic treatment differences and disparities remains unclear...
Combining Medically Assisted Treatment and Twelve-Step Programming: A Perspective and Review
ABSTRACT Background: People with severe substance use disorders require long-term rehabilitative care after the initial treatment. There is, however, a deficit in the availability of such care. This may be due both to inadequate medical...
