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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Dilemmas in Recovery‑Oriented Practice to Support People with Co‑Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Abstract
Background
Recovery-oriented practice is recommended in services for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Understanding practitioners’ perceptions of recovery-oriented services may be a key...
Relazione europea sulla droga 2018
L'Osservatorio europeo delle droghe e delle tossicodipendenze (OEDT) ha pubblicato la sua ultima relazione sulle droghe in Europa.
Coprendo 30 paesi europei, il rapporto esplora le tendenze in materia di droga, gli sviluppi nella...
Istituzioni caraibiche incentrate sulla prevenzione, il trattamento, la riabilitazione e la violenza giovanile e di gruppo
L'elenco delle istituzioni incentrate sulla prevenzione, il trattamento, la riabilitazione e la violenza delle bande e dei giovani nei Caraibi di lingua inglese è stato compilato dai risultati di un esercizio di mappatura delle agenzie...
Efficacia Bank Matrix Cell: Elusively Important: il professionista nelle terapie psicosociali
Studi chiave sull'impatto del professionista nelle terapie psicosociali. Prende come punto di partenza il lavoro seminale di Carl Rogers, spiega perché essere genuini a volte significa infrangere le "regole" e perché una terapia efficace...
Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Humphrey Fellowship Program, sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a US government international exchange program supported by the people of the United States. Fellowships are granted...
Video Training with Peer Feedback in Real-Time Consultation: Acceptability and Feasibility in a General-Practice Setting
Abstract
Objective: Since many years, teaching and training in communication skills are cornerstones in the medical education curriculum. Although video recording in a real-time consultation is expected to positively contribute to the...
Video Feedback in Education and Training: Putting Learning in the Picture
Abstract
This meta-analysis demonstrates that the video feedback method has a statistically significant effect on the interaction skills of professionals in a range of contact professions. The aggregate effect, calculated on the basis of...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.
Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study
A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...
Lessdrugs : an e-health approach to lifestyle management
Lessdrugs is an project supported by the EIT Health initiative. Bringing together Imperial College London, Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and the University of Copenhagen the pilot project implements microlearning to explore choices...
Sideal Spanish Language App for Alcohol Use
Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence.
The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or one...
Pennsylvania Hospital Becomes OUD Treatment Model after Working with PCSS during Pilot Program
Hanover Hospital and its affiliated healthcare clinics has become a model for how a healthcare system that is fully engaged in embracing evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorders can make significant change.
A little more than a...
A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND
Whether financial incentives, pharmacologic therapies, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) promote smoking cessation among unselected smokers is unknown.
METHODS
We randomly assigned smokers employed by 54...
Treat Addiction Like Cancer
Likewise cancer, addiction is a complex disease that requires being addressed by an integral, balanced and multidisciplinary approach. Currently, within the healthcare systems, there are available treatment options for cancer that are...
Patrones de consumo de heroína en una cárcel de la frontera norte de México: barreras de acceso a tratamiento
RESUMEN
Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia del consumo de heroína, los patrones de inicio, el alto consumo y la dependencia a esta sustancia e identificar barreras que impidan a los adictos acudir a tratamiento. Material y métodos: El...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
This study explores the relationship between lifestyle choices and mental health in students from Germany and China.
The Contribution of Health Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
This study explores the "role of health behaviours in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in health" through a systematic review.
Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons
A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...
Webinar: Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview
A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website.
The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...
Transferring Patients from Methadone to Buprenorphine: The Feasibility and Evaluation of Practice Guidelines
ABSTRACT
Introduction and Aims: Transfer from methadone to buprenorphine is problematic for many opioid-dependent patients, with limited documented evidence or practical clinical guidance, particularly for the range of methadonedoses...