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.

Contribution of Alcohol Use Disorders to the Burden of Dementia in France 2008–13

Scientific article

20 February 2018

Summary Background Dementia is a prevalent condition, affecting 5–7% of people aged 60 years and older, and a leading cause of disability in people aged 60 years and older globally. We aimed to examine the association between alcohol use...

Women and drug treatment

Book

1 July 2007

Guide to clinical advice for treatment and rehabilitation programs in drugs in specific population of adult women. Are you an ISSUP member? If not, you can join ISSUP by registering here: https://www.issup.net/membership/apply Are a part of...

Is Smoking a Risk Factor for Tinnitus? A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Estimation of the Population Attributable Risk in Germany

Scientific article

22 February 2018

Abstract Objective: To assess the epidemiological association of smoking status and tinnitus with a systematic review and meta-analysis and to estimate the population attributable risk in Germany. Data sources: A systematic literature...

Certification of Addiction Professionals in Africa: An Overview of the Process in Kenya

Scientific article

28 July 2015

Abstract This paper focuses on Kenya’s course of action to address the drug problem, specifically, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). Treatment and rehabilitation of persons with SUDs was formally...

Extent and Patterns of Drug Use among Persons with Disabilities in Kenya

Scientific article

28 July 2015

Abstract Background: Although some data existed suggesting that there was high prevalence of drug use among the general population in Kenya with 39-48% of 15-65 year olds having used alcohol and at least one other substance, there was a...

Supervised Dosing with a Long-Acting Opioid Medication in the Management of Opioid Dependence

Scientific article

20 June 2017

Trials challenge the need for the widely accepted policy of making opioid-dependent patients take their methadone or other opioid substitutes at the clinic or pharmacy, but ‘no difference’ findings may be due to the limitations of the...

Recommendations for NIDA's Cannabis Policy Research Agenda

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a new report Recommendations for NIDA's Cannabis Policy Research Agenda. The document has been prepared by the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Workgroup which was formed in...

The Winding Road to Relapse: Forging a New Understanding of Cue-Induced Reinstatement Models and their Associated Neural Mechanisms

Scientific article

9 February 2018

In drug addiction, cues previously associated with drug use can produce craving and frequently trigger the resumption of drug taking in individuals vulnerable to relapse. Environmental stimuli associated with drugs or natural reinforcers...

Alcohol and Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Why Invest?

Book

12 February 2018

Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...

A Pocket Guide: investigation of the abuse of alcohol and a brief intervention

Book

1 January 2005

This Pocket Guide was summarized Guide 34 pages of the NIAAA, helping patients who drink too much: A guide clinical. Materials include: Educational brochures for patients Already formatted progress notes Animated slideshow for training...