Use this page to find documents within broad themes like treatment or on specific topics. 'Everything on this theme' retrieves all relevant documents – no need to check the other boxes. Use boxes labelled 'Other ...' on their own; otherwise check as many as you wish.

Hover mouse over symbols for more on that topic. Click blue words to go to an explanatory page. When you have finished your selection, optionally scroll to the bottom to FILTER search results by country, substance, people or other features of the study, and choose whether to see first studies most recently published or most recently added to this site. Then press SEARCH to replace this page with a list of retrieved documents. In the list click the blue titles to view full text.

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Show me EVERYTHING on all the topics below

Remember you can still narrow down your search by using the FILTER terms at the foot of this page.

Documents on NATIONAL OR REGIONAL POLICIES or outcomes across a population

Documents on the PREVENTION of drug or alcohol use problems

Documents on REDUCING HARM to the user related to drug or alcohol use

Cross-cutting issues related to THERAPY/TREATMENT for problem substance use

Documents on MEDICAL TREATMENT for drug or alcohol problems

Documents on PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPIES and mutual aid

Documents on CRIME REDUCTION or coercive/criminal justice/regulatory interventions

Use these terms to FILTER your search

Having selected your topics (above), you can narrow down to studies on those topics in or about a region, involving certain substances or people, and/or relevant to other issues. Leave each section clear to select all documents. Finally, choose the order in which to display the results of your search.

Country United Kingdom Europe exc. UK Other countries or not country-specific

Substance Alcohol All illegal drugs Cannabis Opiates Stimulants

People Young people Gender relevant studies Substance user's families Minorities
Psychological problems Offenders

Other issues Value for money Commissioning services Developing the workforce
Implementing good practice Practice guidelines

Document type All Reviews and meta-analyses Hot topics Original study Other documents

Display order (most recent first) Year study published Date added to this site or updated