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. 

Essays on Alcohol-related Harm and Interventions

Book
The Effectiveness Bank features a collection of 45 hot topics – essays written by Drug and Alcohol Findings explaining the background and evidence relating to topics which sometimes prompt heated debate. They are a popular way to get up to...

Drugs and Alcohol: Open Access to Research

Website
"Open Access" resources do not require a university affiliation or expensive journal subscriptions. They are available to anyone with an internet connection. This portal, developed with input from the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Virginia...

Drug and Alcohol Related Mortality - Looking Beyond the Statistics

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About this Event

In October the Office for National Statistics published the latest statistics for drug-related deaths in 2019, showing – yet again – a record year in almost a decade of increasing deaths and an appalling picture of human loss and suffering. 

Sex and Gender Effects in Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

Scientific article
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The current article provides a summary of biopsychosocial gender differences in alcohol use disorder (AUD), then reviews existing literature on gender differences in treatment access, retention, outcomes, and longer-term recovery. Among...