Drugs: the complete collection
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Drugs: the complete collection

All Effectiveness Bank analyses to date of documents related to use and problem use of illegal drugs starting with the analyses most recently added or updated, totalling today 815 documents.

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STUDY 2002 PDF file 176Kb
Involving parents as well as children may improve drug prevention outcomes

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
A British study found some evidence that supplementing school and youth activities with community and parental components helped curb or reverse progression to more serious forms of drug use.

STUDY 2002 PDF file 240Kb
Police crackdowns: environmental and community changes sustain impact

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
The largest ever police offensive against drug dealers in London did not reduce street crime or availability of crack – its prime target. Extended text reviews studies showing crackdowns need to be embedded in environmental and community initiatives.

STUDY 2002 PDF file 155Kb
Drug users who continue to inject still respond well to hepatitis C treatment

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
UK guidance from NICE and the Department of Health on the treatment of hepatitis C infection may need to be revised in the light of studies showing that drug users who continue to inject can nevertheless respond well to the treatment.

REVIEW 2002 PDF file 160Kb
Community reinforcement approach to treatment comes of age

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
Signifying the therapy's new prominence, research on the community reinforcement approach has been gathered together in a prestigious book series. There also two readily available manuals, one covering alcohol treatment, the other cocaine.

STUDY 2008 HTM file
Needle exchange coverage key to reducing infection risk

Bluthenthal R.N.
on the web
Californian research demonstrating that needle exchanges which prioritise giving out as much injecting equipment as needed have visitors who are more adequately supplied which in turn reduces the risk of transmitting blood-borne diseases.

STUDY 2008 HTM file
Harnessing peer interaction in school-based prevention can backfire

on the web
Overall a US study found that peer-led, small group work based on friendship networks augmented the preventive impact of a substance misuse curriculum, but the reverse was the case when the closest friends of a pupil used substances relatively frequently.

STUDY 2008 HTM file
High risk of overdose death for opiate detoxification completers

on the web
Findings from Italy and Australia warn that detoxification without throughgoing stabilisation, preparation and aftercare is too often a band-aid measure which risks more harm then good.

STUDY 2001 PDF file 1065Kb
First test for the DTTO

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
Drug treatment and testing orders imposed by UK courts led the drive to cut drug-related crime, but a close inspection of the pilot study reveals that their own key indicator – test results – failed to demonstrate the orders' effectiveness.

REVIEW 2001 PDF file 1630Kb
Idle hands

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
Like paper on the wall, the fact that the vast majority of Britain's drug treatment clients are unemployed goes unremarked. Could work promote their recovery? This unique review assesses the evidence and outlines recent projects and policy initiatives.

STUDY 2001 PDF file 188Kb
Outcomes from GP methadone maintenance in Britain match those from specialist clinics

in the Drug and Alcohol Findings magazine
Findings from Liverpool make a valuable addition to a limited UK evidence base confirming that outcomes from addiction treatment by well-supported GPs are at least as good as those achieved by specialist clinics.


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