treatment

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Psychosocial Approaches in Drug Treatment Systems

Book

18 July 2018

Key studies on the role of psychosocial therapies in treatment systems. Seemingly the only feasible way to do more (recovery) with less (money), mutual aid is a major theme. Examine the evidence for whether systematically promoting...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Organisation-Level Influences on Psychosocial Therapies

Book

4 July 2018

Key studies on how treatment organisations affect the implementation and effectiveness of psychosocial therapies for drug dependence. See if you agree that “organizational climate underlies the entire process of innovation adoption”...

Baltimore Mayor’s Heroin Treatment & Prevention Task Force Report

Book

13 July 2015

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In October 2014, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake convened the Heroin Treatment and Prevention Task Force to address the critical problem of opioid addiction in Baltimore City. The goal of the Task Force was to study the...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Performance Feedback Critical to Workforce Development

Book

20 June 2018

Seminal and key studies on management and supervision in psychosocial therapies for problem drug use. Findings challenge managers to invest in the post-training ‘coaching’ needed to make a difference for patients, and to set up systems...

NIDA Easy to Read Drug Facts

Website

If you are searching for a simple format way to communicate the key issues around drugs then the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website may offer a multi-media solution. The Easy to Read Drug Facts section of the NIDA website...

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Auditor General Slams 'Unacceptable' Lack of Treatment for Mentally Ill Inmates

News

New Brunswick jails aren't offering any addiction treatment or therapy for mentally ill inmates, according to the province's auditor general. Kim MacPherson's investigation into treatment in jails revealed a patchwork system where no one is...

Seek quality treatment for substance use disorders

Book

6 June 2018

This fact sheet can be used as a guide for people seeking mental health treatment. It offers three steps to carry out before using a treatment center, as well as the five signs of a treatment center of quality, which includes reviewing the...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Elusively Important: The Practitioner in Psychosocial Therapies

Book

6 June 2018

Key studies on the impact of the practitioner in psychosocial therapies. Takes Carl Rogers’ seminal work as its starting point, explains why being genuine sometimes means breaking the ‘rules’, and why effective therapy is not just a matter...

Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use

News

This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.

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Clinical Overview of the Recovery Experience (CORE)

15 June 2018

Amelia Island, Florida

United States

The C4 Recovery Foundation (C4) is hosting the 6th Annual Clinical Overview of the Recovery Experience (CORE) from 15th-18th July 2018 in Florida.

The conference focuses on the design, provision, and monitoring of outcomes-based addiction services. The work of C4 connects academic disciplines and professional activities within the fields of addiction and behavioral health.