Treatment

Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.

Alcohol Misuse and Outpatient Follow-Up after Hospital Discharge

Scientific article

4 December 2018

Abstract Purpose Patients with alcohol misuse are less likely to receive preventive health services but more likely to utilize emergency health services. However, the association between alcohol misuse and outpatient follow-up after...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Good Personal Relationships Strongly Linked to Good Therapy Outcomes

Scientific article

22 December 2018

Findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association indicate that patient progress is strongly related to the strength of the personal (‘real’) relationship between client and therapist - more strongly than the working...

European Drugs Summer School

24 June 2019

Lisbon

Portugal

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Strong Therapeutic Relationships Help Clients Get Where They Want to Be

Scientific article

19 December 2018

Comprehensive review for the American Psychological Association concludes that the working relationship between clients and their counsellors or therapists is one of the largest and most consistent determinants of outcomes. Practice...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Evidence That Affirming the Client Promotes Recovery

Scientific article

18 December 2018

Findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association show that across psychotherapy studies, outcomes improve the more therapists consistently demonstrate warmth and high regard for their clients - given the stigma and low regard...

m-Health Applications for Responding to Drug Use and Associated Harms

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Digital healthcare, also known as e-health, refers to tools and services that use information and communication technology to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of health. Mobile health, or m-health, is...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Resolving Therapist-Client Tensions May Promote Recovery

Scientific article

6 December 2018

Amalgamated research findings raise the intriguing possibility that experiencing the resolution of breakdowns or tensions (‘ruptures’) in the therapist-client relationship promotes client welfare even more than rupture-free relationships...

Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy

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28 November 2018

The Scottish Government has released the new Alcohol and Drugs Strategy, which aims to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. There were a record 934 drugs-related deaths in Scotland in 2017...

Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

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4 December 2018

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction have released their first report on the medical use of cannabis. The report is part of a new series called Cannabis, Controversies and Challenges, and is designed to explore the...

Why Do Those With Long-Term Substance Use Disorders Stop Abusing Substances?

Scientific article

1 December 2018

Many people successfully recover from substance use disorders. Understanding the factors that contribute towards people deciding to stop using substances can help guide treatment and design interventions. A recent study has explored the...