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Implementation Science
Optimising the integration of evidence-based interventions for substance use into real-world settings, improving outcomes and accessibility.
Youth Recovery: Supporting Adolescents and Young Adults – Reading List
In this reading list, we provide resources exploring recovery from substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, with a particular focus on recovery capital, supportive educational environments, and community-based recovery...
Participant Experiences of a Collegiate Recovery Program on a UK University Campus
This study, published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, explores the experiences of university students participating in Better Than Well, a university-led Collegiate Recovery Program at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
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Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for substance use disorder: A narrative review
Abstract
Background
Recent technological advances have led to increased experimentation in non-invasively modulating the brain to reduce craving and drug use in substance use disorder (SUD). However, many forms of neuromodulation remain...
Pilot Training of Stakeholders on Alternatives to Incarceration for People Who Use Drugs in Contact with the Criminal Justice System in Nigeria: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
BACKGROUND: Studies have reported a high prevalence of substance misuse among people who use drugs (PWUD) in contact with the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in Nigeria. Further, there is limited access to treatment resulting in high rates of...
AddictologyIssue 2/2026
IPREV: A National Interactive Platform for Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Risk Behaviour – A Case Study of a Comprehensive School- and Community-Based Prevention System
BACKGORUND: Infrastructural support has become a critical factor in the implementation of prevention at the regional and national level. The complexity of risk behaviour prevention requires a diverse and systematic approach.
AIM: This...
Educating Educators on Substance Use: Insights from the Blended Approach
The school-based drug prevention training program under study is about the combined use of an online learning format and a traditional face-to-face session. This study aims to identify the factors that facilitated or impeded the successful...
AddictologyIssue 2/2026
Connecting Evidence, Prevention, Law Enforcement and Community Action: Key Insights from ISSUP 2026
How do we go about translating evidence into effective action, strengthen prevention, address drug-related crime, improve access to treatment and recovery support, and build safer, healthier communities?
This age-old question was explored...
Call for Review: School-Based Substance Use Prevention Standards
We’re excited to share that the School-Based Substance Use Prevention, Education, and Intervention: A Multi-Tiered and Developmental Approach for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Schools (PRV STD-16:2025), is now open for public review in both...
Inflammatory Markers (Lymphocyte-Related Ratio) and Polysubstance Use Severity: Insights from a Bali Mental Hospital Rehabilitation Study
Background:
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a global health issue, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. Chronic polysubstance use exacerbates systemic inflammation, which is associated with addiction severity...
The Integrated Recovery-Oriented Nursing (IRON) Care Model: A Theoretical Framework for Optimizing Addiction Treatment Outcomes
Abstract
Title: The Integrated Recovery-Oriented Nursing (IRON) Care Model: A Theoretical Framework for Optimizing Addiction Treatment Outcomes
Authors: Ahmad Muneer, MSc, RN; Hessa Abdel Qader, MSc, RN
Affiliations: Maudsley Health, Al...
A rationale for an orientation towards systems of prevention
Prevention aligned with science and standards advocates for a person-focused rather than a drug-focused perspective when articulating responses and services. Such a perspective follows a narrative that early initiation to substance use is...
