Treatment Settings

Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.

Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System

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4 November 2021

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...

Addressing mental health and substance use in the youth justice setting

Video and audio recordings

29 September 2021

This seminar took place on Wednesday 29th September and focuses on youth justice. It was the first in a series of seminars hosted by The University of Sydney after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Youth Justice NSW in July 2021.

Women imprisoned with substance use disorders: The treatment rehabilitation services agenda

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Presenters: Roger Peters, Professor, University of South Florida, USA Anja Busse, Program Officer, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (UNODC) Giovanna Campello, Head of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section of...

A Conversation About Corruption in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Video and audio recordings

Elizabeth Saenz, UNODC, presents on the issue of patient abuse and corruption in treatment and provides a call to action on the need to address this problem that spans across countries.

Residential Rehabilitation: Current evidence and future research directions

Video and audio recordings

This webinar highlighted the evidence base underpinning drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation and discussed future research directions. Residential rehabilitation provides an important role in alcohol and other drug treatment. The...

Work Environment Factors and Prevention of Opioid-Related Deaths

Scientific article

8 July 2020

Opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid overdose deaths (OODs) are prevalent among US workers, but work-related factors have not received adequate attention as either risk factors or opportunities for OOD prevention. Higher prevalence of OOD...

Smoking and drinking- Selected articles from the journal of alcohol and alcoholism

Scientific article

The featured articles investigate the association of smoking products and alcohol consumption, identify causes and influences, and explore therapeutic avenues and cessation interventions. Free to access until 31 January! Articles Targeting...

Considerations for Virtual Services and Supports for Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders [Policy Brief]

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28 October 2021

The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) in partnership with the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Canadian Psychological Association and Canada Health Infoway, collected national data on the experience and...

Study: Combined treatments are the most effective to stop smoking

Scientific article

12 October 2021

This is a study, led by the University of Bristol, and published in Addiction Journal. It was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the research partner of the NHS, public health and social care. The most effective...

Network meta-analysis of eligible comparisons for sustained abstinence (a), prolonged abstinence (b), any abstinence (c) and 7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) (d). Thicker edges in network figures represent comparisons with a higher number of randomized patients, while interventions with a larger number of randomized patients have larger circles. Interventions were excluded if they were disconnected from the main network. Credit: DOI: 10.1111/add.15675

Addiction treatment in India: Legal, ethical and professional concerns reported in the media

Scientific article

4 October 2021

This study is a content analysis of newspaper reports from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019 looking into legal, ethical and professional concerns regarding the treatment of substance use disorders in India.