treatment

Treatment for Opioid Use and Outcomes in Older Adults

Scientific article

7 November 2017

Abstract Background Historically, issues relating to problem substance use among older people have received little attention, and have only recently been recognised. Methods A literature review of relevant material was conducted in November...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Engaging Organisations, Engaging Treatment

Book

17 January 2018

Key studies on the how the functioning of treatment organisations affects the implementation and impacts of improvements. Introduces two high-quality, evidence-based US quality improvement resources, and asks what makes a treatment service...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Managing Transformation

Book

3 January 2018

Key studies on the role of management and supervision in the treatment of problem drug use. Commentary asks, “Is there anything more instructive than *being* the patient?”, explores the role of patient choice and preferences in treatment...

Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: The ‘Forgotten’ Carers

Book

20 December 2017

One of our selection of hot topics on important issues which sometimes generate heated debate. Both as a treatment resource for the patient and a group needing support in their own right, families affected by substance use are, claimed a UK...

Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: Does It Matter If Addiction Is a Brain Disease?

Book

15 December 2017

Seizing on the theory’s propaganda value, in 1997 the head of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse proclaimed, “Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It Matters.” His contention has been hailed as a breakthrough or condemned as a...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: The Face of Drug Addiction Treatment

Book

13 December 2017

At the front line the practitioner is to the patient the face of addiction treatment. Key research shows they can matter enormously - not so much in their formal qualifications, but in their manner with the patients. Other times it seems a...

No Clear Role for Medications in Less Dependent Drinkers

Scientific article

8 December 2017

In 2013 nalmefene was authorised for moderating drinking among patients not in need of detoxification, extending pharmacotherapy to less dependent drinkers. Though uniquely authorised for this purpose, this review found other (and probably...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: What Is Drug Addiction Treatment for?

Book

29 November 2017

The first matrix cell on treatment (as opposed to harm reduction) seems a good time to ask: What is treatment there to do? ‘Cure’ addiction, or promote meaningful and productive lives? Meet patients’ wishes, or aid the government’s welfare...

Unmet Treatment Needs for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Scientific article

14 October 2017

In the US, less than 10% of adults with co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders get treatment for both. 50% do not receive treatment for either. This highlights the vast discrepancy between the prevalence of co...

8 Steps Towards Minimising the US Opioid Crisis

News

Current levels of opioid addiction in the US are so alarming that in July 2017 the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urgently suggested that President Trump declare a national emergency to free up...