Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Estimating Treatment Coverage for People with Substance Use Disorders: An Analysis of Data from the World Mental Health Surveys
Abstract Substance use is a major cause of disability globally. This has been recognized in the recent United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in which treatment coverage for substance use disorders is identified as one of the...
Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services
For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the...
Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Row 2: Cross-Modality Fundamentals
Time to consolidate the lessons of the five cells in row 2 of the Drug Treatment Matrix. Whether medical or psychosocial, if you work in/with treatment, this is your chance to lift your eyes from the workbench and reconsider what it’s all...
A Systematic Review on the Use of Psychosocial Interventions in Conjunction with Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
Abstract Opioid use and overdose rates have risen to epidemic levels in the United States during the past decade. Fortunately, there are effective medications (i.e. methadone, buprenorphine, and oral and injectable naltrexone) available for...
Crack Cocaine Users Views Regarding Treatment with Contingency Management in Brazil
Abstract Background Contingency management (CM) has recently shown efficacy in promoting abstinence and retention in treatment among crack cocaine users in Brazil. However, partially because of unawareness and resistance among health care...
Drug and Alcohol Treatment in England 2016/17
Updating the previous year’s “really brilliant analysis” (Professor Susanne MacGregor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), our analysis of the performance of England’s drug and alcohol treatment system up to 2016/17. With the...
Does Trait Mindfulness Level Affect Quitting Cannabis Use? A Six Week Follow-Up Study
Abstract Background: Only 29% of cannabis dependent individuals seek treatment, yet significant decreases in cannabis use are seen in 31-36% of individuals that seek treatment. Follow-up studies have found that over 60% in substance use...