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Treatment
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.
Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell B1: Is it what you don’t do that really matters?
IS IT WHAT YOU DON’T DO THAT REALLY MATTERS?
This week we focus on one section of the commentary on the matrix cell released last week. The whole cell explored seminal and key research on the influence of the practitioner on screening and...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: The ‘Abstinent Alcoholic’
‘Backfilled’ as a seminal study for the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, the classic description of the patient who has sustained abstinence after treatment but is still unhappy, unfulfilled and/or nervously hanging on - in other words, not really...
Handbook on Quality Standards for Interventions Aimed at Drug Experienced Young People in Contact with Criminal Justice Systems
Executive Summary
As one of the objectives of the European Health Programme project “Exchanging Prevention practices on Polydrug use among youth in Criminal justice systems” (EPPIC), the present handbook of quality standards was produced...
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit
People who have been incarcerated are approximately 100 times more likely to die by overdose in the first two weeks after their release than the general public. Despite high rates of opioid use disorder among justice-involved individuals...
Uso Nocivo de Álcool e Outras Drogas: Desafio para a Sociedade Brasileira
O uso nocivo de álcool e outras drogas é tema que, frequentemente, a sociedade brasileira discute, mas por sua amplitude e complexidade, também, é assunto que retorna ao debate em razão da profundidade das suas causas e da severidade dos...
Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From Global Promises to Local Progress
Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) are recognised as the world’s biggest killer and cause of disability, constituting a global health crisis that requires an urgent policy response. This was acknowledged by world leaders at three UN High-Level...
«Smokefree 2030» бағдарламасының жол картасы
2019 жылдың шілде айында Ұлыбритания үкіметі Англияның 2030 жылға қарай түтінсыз болуға деген ұмтылысын белгіледі. Үкіметтің нұсқауларында келесі қадамдар 2020 жылдың 6 қаңтарына дейін жариялануы тиіс деп айтылған, бірақ ол әлі де солай...
National Drug Control Strategy, USA
This Strategy focuses on achieving one overarching strategic outcome:
Building a stronger, healthier, drug-free society today and in the years to come by drastically reducing the number of Americans losing their lives to drug addiction...
Ауғанстандағы әйелдер мен балалар арасында субстанцияларды пайдалану: Қоғамдық денсаулық сақтаудың маңызды мәселесінің күрделілігі
Ауғанстанда тұратындар арасында субстанцияларды пайдаланудың ұлттық зерттеулерi бiрнеше заттардың оңай қол жетiмдi екендiгiн және үйлесiмде жиі қолданылатынын көрсетедi. Ауғанстанда субстанцияларды пайдалану күрделі, күрделі
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US National Treatment Plan for Substance Use Disorder 2020
"In 2018, nearly 89% of the estimated 20.2 million Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) did not receive specialized treatment for their condition—a disparity known as the “treatment gap”. Today, the White House Office of National...
Evaluating the Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) on Sales-Based Consumption in Scotland
The rise in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms in the UK in recent decades has gone hand in hand with the increasing affordability of alcoholic beverages.
Minimum Unit Pricing (setting a minimum price below which a unit of...
An Up-To-Date Review of Brain Stimulation Techniques for Addiction Treatment
This Recovery Research Institute review summarizes a recent meta-analysis of research on brain stimulation as a treatment for substance use disorders. The study finds that stimulation using specific methods on specific brain regions may...
Есiрткi құралдары: күрделi проблема. Алдын алу: жалғыз жол!
Есiрткi құралдары - iс жүзiнде барлық әлемдiк қоғамдарды бiрiктiрiп, үлкен әлеуметтiк және экономикалық әсер ететiн проблемалар. Бразилияда заңсыз есірткі қылмыс пен зорлық-зомбылықты қаржыландырады, сондықтан олардың күресі біздің еліміз...
Predictors of Early Recovery after Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders in Uganda
Data on treatment for AUD (Alcohol Use Disorders) in developing countries are scarce. This study explores aspects of early recovery and correlates of alcohol use after residential AUD treatment in Uganda. 78 respondents were followed up...
Training on the Universal Curriculum for Substance Use - Implementers Series (UPC1), Core Course for Afghanistan Cohort 2
Colombo, Sri Lanka 18-26 January 2020
By Rogers Kasirye
The workshop started on 18th January organized by Colombo/ INL for the support in undertaking the training programme for Afghanistan entitled Training on the Universal Curriculum...
Referral to Slimming World in UK Stop Smoking Services (SWISSS) versus Stop Smoking Support Alone on Body Weight in Quitters: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial
Abstract
Introduction: Most people who stop smoking gain weight. Dietary modification may seem an obvious solution, but food restriction may increase cigarette craving and smoking relapse.
Trial design: An unblinded parallel randomised...
UK Drug Treatment - Lessons from History for the Future
On 7th November 2019, Public Health England released their adult substance misuse treatment statistics report. During the reporting year, a total of 268,251 adults were in contact with drug and alcohol treatment services, between April 2018...
Командалық өтінімдерге шақыру: Он бесінші жыл сайынғы Слобода және Букоски СПР Кубогы
Алдын алу ғылымының елеулі жетістіктері көп жылдар бойы тығыз жұмыс істейтін жеке тұлғалар тобымен жиі байланысты. Сала үшін бірлескен процестің маңыздылығын мойындау үшін Алдын алу саласындағы зерттеулер қоғамы (СПР) Слобода мен Букоски...
Alcohol, Tobacco & other Drugs in Australia
The consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is a significant cause of preventable disease and illness in Australia. There is a wide range of data sources available that contribute to our understanding of alcohol, tobacco and...
Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix: Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions
EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTIONS
First instalment of a fortnightly course on the evidence for alcohol treatment and related topics. This instalment selects, explains and explores seminal and key research on the...