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.
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Psycho-education for substance use and antisocial personality disorder: a randomized trial.
Abstract Background Antisocial personality disorder often co-exists with drug and alcohol use disorders. Methods This trial examined the effectiveness of offering psycho-education for antisocial personality disorder in community substance...
Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling versus treatment as usual to reduce offending in people with co-occurring antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorder: a post hoc analysis.
Abstract Objectives: To assess the impact of a short psychoeducation intervention for antisocial personality disorder on offending after randomization to treatment. Design: Multicentre, superiority, non-blinded randomized controlled trial...
The outcome of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy in Egyptian patients with substance use disorder.
Abstract Objectives The authors aimed to evaluate the outcome of combined motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioural therapy (MICBT) for substance use disorder compared to the twelve-step facilitation (TSF) therapy in terms of...
Motivational interview techniques and the effectiveness of intervention programs with perpetrators of intimate partner violence: A systematic review.
Abstract Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is widely recognised as a severe public health issue. Perpetrators’ Intervention Programs (PIPs) have been essential to prevent recidivism, and the incorporation of Motivational Interview Techniques...
A systematic review of motivational interviewing to address substance use with justice-involved adults.
Background: Motivational Interviewing (MI) is widely used in substance abuse treatment, possibly due to the short sessions and the treatment’s cost-effectiveness. Previous research has established the efficacy of MI among a broad range of...
Criminal conduct and substance abuse treatment: Strategies for self-improvement and change, pathways to responsible living: The provider's guide, 2nd ed.
Abstract Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change (SSC) provides a standardised, structured and well-defined approach to the treatment of substance abusing judicial clients. The efficacy and effectiveness of SSC depends on developing a...
Engaging vulnerable populations in drug treatment court: Six month outcomes from a co-occurring disorder wraparound intervention.
Abstract Objective Although drug treatment courts (DTCs) have demonstrated positive outcomes, participants with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (CODs) are a high-risk group that often struggle with treatment...
The MISSION-criminal justice treatment manual.
In order to effectively implement MISSION and maintain program fidelity, model-specific treatment manuals and consumer workbooks have been created. Each treatment manual is a comprehensive how-to guide for case managers, peer support...
Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.
ABSTRACT Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...
The Broker of Reality”: A Scoping Review of Moral Reconation Therapy.
ABSTRACT Purpose This scoping review aims to identify the evidence-based literature supporting Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), a cognitive-behavioral treatment program created in 1987 and implemented in correctional-treatment settings...