This is a very hopeful study that found that rats chose social interaction over heroin or methamphetamine. It demonstrates the importance of social support in preventing relapse in rats.

ICUDDR will be hosting a couple learning collaboratives in the coming year. If this is a new concept, check out the open access article on research on the effectiveness of learning collaboratives in improving care processes.

Nesvåg, S., & McKay, J. R. (2018). Feasibility and effects of digital interventions to support people in recovery from substance use disorders: systematic review. Journal of medical Internet research, 20(8).

Seeley, J. R., Farmer, R. F., Kosty, D. B., & Gau, J. M. (2019). Prevalence, incidence, recovery, and recurrence of alcohol use disorders from childhood to age 30. Drug and alcohol dependence, 194, 45-50.

Francesca Sawer, Paul Davis & Kate Gleeson (2019) Is shame a barrier to sobriety? A narrative analysis of those in recovery, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2019.1572071

There exists a need to discuss and propose the underlying theoretical constructs that ultimately describe and identify the science of recovery. In this abstract undertaking, we propose an initial formulation of a grand theory of recovery science, built upon the seminal theories of recovery capital...

This site has good up to date information on research in SUDs.