Treatment Settings

Abstract Background Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been implemented for the treatment of individuals with opioid use disorders in Lebanon since 2011, but has not been evaluated yet. The aim of the study is to describe the implementation...

OVERVIEW Treatment of consumption Government institutions: The year 2016 showed a decrease in the number of patients except those included in the range of 19 to 25 years although total attention increased over the previous year given the...

INTRODUCTION The National Observatory on drugs (OND) of the SECCATID works in the Constitution of a network of information on drugs (RID) in Guatemala, with the members of the Commission against addiction and illicit drugs - CCATID - and...

Abstract Mental and substance use disorders account for 18.9% of years lived with disability worldwide. A rising prevalence of mental disorders was identified in the past decade and a call for global attention to this challenge was made...

Abstract Background and aims Behavioural and pharmacological support for smoking cessation improves the chances of success and represents a highly cost‐effective way of preventing chronic disease and premature death. There is a large number...

Abstract Diverse nicotine replacement therapy options may improve consumer usage. This study was conducted to establish the bioequivalence of a new cherry‐flavored mini lozenge with that of a currently marketed mint‐flavored mini lozenge...

Abstract Aims To evaluate costs, effects and cost‐effectiveness of increased reach of specific smoking cessation interventions in Germany. Design A Markov‐based state transition return on investment model (EQUIPTMOD) was used to evaluate...

Abstract Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplant may offer an alternative to liver transplantation in patients with end‐stage liver disease. However, its efficacy remains uncertain. MSC was performed on a 50‐year‐old male with decompensated...

Abstract Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for addiction. In the past decade, mindfulness-based...