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REVIEW
Self help: don't leave it to the patients 826Kb PDF file

Keith Humphreys and colleagues report on a workgroup of US experts on substance abuse self-help organisations. Main conclusion: self-help groups are too valuable to leave to chance. They should be actively promoted and facilitated by treatment services and policymakers.

IN PRACTICE
Wet day centres in Britain part 2: Care Control Challenge 813Kb PDF file

Part 2 of our mini-series on wet day centres in Britain will ring bells not just for alcohol workers but also for drug workers in needle exchanges and drop-in services. Maureen Crane and Tony Warnes analyse what it takes to work productively in one of the most challenging of settings.

REVIEW
The motivational hallo 813Kb PDF file

Part 3 of the Manners Matter series investigates motivational interviewing, the most influential counselling style in addiction treatment. At first we couldn't believe what we'd found - but it really has worked best without a manual.

LISTING
New reviews, meta-analyses and evidence-based resources 232Kb PDF file

Newly published overviews and assessments of the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce alcohol or drug problems.

REVIEW Synthesis of research questions acupuncture for cocaine dependence 101Kb PDF file

STUDY Normative education works in school but often fails to reduce drinking at college 112Kb PDF file

STUDY US study finds penalties for drug dealing near schools fail to shift dealers 104Kb PDF file

STUDY UK prison drug testing deters cannabis use more than heroin use 107Kb PDF file

STUDY Offenders do better in treatment if sanctions credible and clear 103Kb PDF file

STUDY Feedback to police and licensees helps cut alcohol-related violence and crime 108Kb PDF file

STUDY Drug prevention best done by school's own teachers not outside specialists 104Kb PDF file

STUDY Aftercare calls suit less relapse-prone patients 180Kb PDF file

STUDY Communities can reduce drink-driving deaths 153Kb PDF file

STUDY Abused women gain more from holistic counselling 195Kb PDF file

STUDY Brief interventions short-change some heavily dependent cannabis users 150Kb PDF file

STUDY Anaesthesia during rapid opiate detox raises costs but not outcomes 153Kb PDF file

STUDY Naltrexone specially helps poor prognosis patients avoid relapse to heavy drinking 172Kb PDF file

STUDY Screening and motivational interviews work with heroin and cocaine users 145Kb PDF file

STUDY Syringe sharing cut by two-thirds after injecting room opens 149Kb PDF file

STUDY Continuity vital after prison treatment 166Kb PDF file

STUDY High-risk youngsters respond to coherent, consistent and interactive after-school activities 156Kb PDF file