Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Getting the Balance Right in Medication-Based Treatment
Seminal and key studies on the role of management in medical interventions for drug dependence. Commentary considers how medication-based treatment can be (re)oriented to long-term recovery, the importance of the right dose, and whether we...
Implementing a Mobile Health System to Integrate the Treatment of Addiction into Primary Care
A recent study carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examined the use of mobile health technology in the United States’ health care system. Published in the Journal of...
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. The study has, to date...
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release
Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.
Our Invisible Addicts
Older adults are often overlooked or even illegally excluded from treatment and support. A recent report found that 75% of residential rehabilitation centres had arbitrary upper age limits and had limited or no disabled access, and follows...
Tratamiento de tabaquismo intenso después de un infarto agudo de miocardio
Resumen El tabaquismo es una enfermedad crónica que afecta a una quinta parte de nuestra población. No obstante, la mayoría de los fumadores no busca tratamiento de su enfermedad ni la considera tal. Algunos pacientes logran controlar la...
Methadone Induction in Primary Care for Opioid Dependence: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial
From France the first study to randomly allocate patients to start methadone maintenance either in primary care or at a specialist centre found primary care more attractive to patients and no less safe or effective at reducing street-opioid...
The American Society of Addiction Medicine Standards of Care
This document is a useful resource for physicians that manage care services of patients with drug use disorders and its related consequences. It is intended to support quality improvement activities conducted by health care provider systems...
Genomic and Bioinformatics Approaches for Analysis of Genes Associated with Cancer Risks Following Exposure to Tobacco Smoking
Cancer is a significant health problem in the Middle East and global population. It is well established that there is a direct link between tobacco smoking and cancer, which will continue to pose a significant threat to human health. The...
The next step towards a better life
The purpose of this guide is to give people an idea of what you can expect when they have finished the process of detoxification. Ideas to help people stay away from alcohol and other drugs. Also explains the stages of the recovery, as well...
