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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.
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is an international, multidisciplinary resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services field. The ATTC has been working since 1993 to improve the clinical...
A Novel Text Message-Based Motivational Interviewing Intervention for College Students Who Smoke Cigarettes
ABSTRACT:
Introduction:
Tobacco use disorder is critical among people aged 16 to 25 years. College campuses are prime locations for smoking cessation interventions for young adults. The vast majority of the smoking research with college...
The brief treatment for cocaine users manual
The brief treatment for cocaine users is a cognitive intervention behavioral targeting adult consumers of cocaine (powder and crack). Aiming to teach strategies to stop the consumption of cocaine users.
This work has been since 1998 in the...
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Self-Reported Measures of Alcohol Consumption
Abstract
Purpose
To review studies about the reliability and validity of self-reported alcohol consumption measures among adults, an area which needs updating to reflect current research.
Methods
Databases (PUBMED (1966-present)...
Smoking Cessation Support for Regular Smokers in Hungarian Primary Care
Abstract
Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of general practitioners’ (GPs’) smoking cessation support (SCS).
Study design: We carried out a cross-sectional study between February and April 2016.
Setting and...
Cost-Effectiveness Study of Interventions to Prevent Alcohol Abuse in Mexico
Abstract
Introduction
In Mexico, alcohol abuse involves overhead costs in terms of premature mortality caused by their related health problems. It is estimated that by itself it implies 9% of the total burden of disease in the country...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Treatment Systems, Unintended Consequences and Shaky Rationales
Key studies on local systems for effectively and cost-effectively providing drug addiction treatment. Commentary focuses on payment-by-results funding mechanisms (do they impede recovery by paying for it?), crime-reduction as a...
Commissioning Impact on Drug Treatment
Based on research, financial data and stakeholder surveys and testimonies, the UK government’s official drug policy advisers warn that without significant efforts to protect investment and quality, in England “loss of funding will result in...
A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Bupropion Sustained-Release for Smoking Cessation in Heavy Smokers
Cigarette smoking damages just about every organ in the body and reduces overall health. Even with the prevalence of accessible nicotine replacement therapies and behavioral counseling, there remains a need for alternative therapies to...
The Role of Adenosine Receptors in Psychostimulant Addiction
Adenosine receptors (AR) are a family of G-protein coupled receptors, comprised of four members, named A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 receptors, found widely distributed in almost all human body tissues and organs. To date, they are known to...
Effects of Prefrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Motivation to Quit in Tobacco Smokers
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to reduce cravings in tobacco addiction; however, results have been somewhat mixed. In this study, we hypothesized that...
Associations between Substance Use and Type of Crime in Prisoners with Substance Use Problems
Aim: The present study aimed to study the associations between substance use patterns and types of crimes in prisoners with substance use problems, and specifically whether substance use patterns were different in violent offenders.
Metho...
Pharmacotherapy of Apnea by Cannabimimetic Enhancement, the PACE Clinical Trial: Effects of Dronabinol in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Abstract
Study Objectives
There remains an important and unmet need for fully effective and acceptable treatments in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). At present, there are no approved drug treatments. Dronabinol has shown promise for OSA...
Management and Point-of-Care for Tobacco Dependence (PROMPT)
Abstract
Objective: To determine the feasibility of a Community-Based Participatory Tobacco Dependence Strategy (PROMPT) in the inner city population of Ottawa (Canada).
Design: A feasibility mixed methods prospective cohort study...
A Systematic Review of Alcohol Interventions for People Living with and beyond Cancer
Background
There is a wealth of evidence pointing to a link between alcohol drinking and cancer. There is also evidence to suggest that people who have been diagnosed with cancer continue to behave in a way which is risky to their health...
Can Health Care Efforts to Reduce Child Behavior Problems Also Reduce Social Risk? Unintended Collateral Benefits in Parent Training
Introduction: Lack of family resources, social risk, has been found to negatively impact development of child behavior problems. Thus, improving families’ access to resources, and thereby reducing social risk, would certainly benefit...
The Risk of Doing Activities Because There Is Nothing Else to Do
Mojdeh Motamedi, Linda Lee Caldwell, Damon Evan Jones, Lisa Wegner, Edward Allan Smith
Introduction: Building on the previous findings that boredom is a predictor of sexual debut, this study examines how targeting youth’s leisure, a...
Responsible, Safe, and Effective Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines
Background: Opioid use, abuse, and adverse consequences, including death, have escalated at an alarming rate since the 1990s. In an attempt to control opioid abuse, numerous regulations and guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing have...
Alcohol Problems in the Criminal Justice System: An Opportunity for Intervention
Alcohol is linked with crime, especially violent crime. Many people are incarcerated because of alcohol-related crime. Alcohol is not permitted in prisons except in a very few cases, and illicit use of alcohol in prison is not a major...
Family History of Alcoholism and the Human Brain Response to Oral Sucrose
Abstract
A heightened hedonic response to sweet tastes has been associated with increased alcohol preference and alcohol consumption in both humans and animals. The principal goal of this study was to examine blood oxygenation level...