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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Opioid Treatment Programs’ Medicaid Patient Retention Rates
Separate or Concomitant Use of Alcohol and Tobacco during Pregnancy: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Exploring the Impacts of Helperseekers’ Knowledge, Belief, and Attitude on the Choice of Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Travel Time to Methadone Treatment Via Personal Vehicle vs Public Transit
Managing drug use disorder treatment services in line with "Key International Quality Standards"
A Mind Liberated from Alcohol and Drugs - Buddhist Psychology Manual of Prevention and treatment
CSAM-SMCA 2026 Scientific Conference and Annual Meeting
The CSAM-SMCA 2026 Scientific Conference is Canada’s premier education and networking event for addiction medicine practitioners. This annual event brings together researchers, leaders, educators, and clinicians in addiction medicine for three days of learning and networking.
The Alcohol and Drugs History Society Biennial Conference 2026
The Alcohol and Drugs History Society is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for its 9th biennial meeting, which will take place in Paris, France, from 25 to 27 June 2026. The conference will be hosted by the Advanced School of Social Sciences and Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University.
2026 NIDA International Forum
Building International Collaborative Research in Drug Use and Addiction
INEBRIA–ICUDDR Thematic Meeting 2026
For the first time, the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA) and the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) will co-host a thematic meeting in Africa focused on the future of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) across the continent, in collaborat