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STUDY 2006 PDF file 145Kb
Stripped down methadone prescribing better than leaving patients to wait
What can you do if patients have to wait for a methadone slot? This US study found that offering a bare-bones substitute prescribing service during the waiting period meant patients felt better, used drugs less and were more likely eventually to enter the fully-fledged programme.
STUDY 2006 PDF file 106Kb
Improving continuity of care in a public addiction treatment system with clinical case management
In Philadelphia intensive case management created the kind of post-detoxification continuity of care which dramatically cut repeated admissions for detoxification, increased the numbers able to be treated, and offered patients a better chance of gaining lasting stability.
STUDY 2006 PDF file 114Kb
Self-help groups: transformation from helped to helper promotes recovery
Two US studies of drinkers and cocaine dependents respectively suggest that an identity transformation from someone capable only of receiving help to someone who makes a contribution by helping others is key to the impact of 12-step mutual groups.
STUDY 2006 PDF file 108Kb
1 in a 100 chance of dying after treatment with heroin-blocking drug
In Australia heroin-addicted patients trying to avoid relapse by taking the opiate-blocking drug naltrexone had at least a 1 in a 100 chance of dying within three months, usually from overdose in the weeks after treatment ended; the true figure may have been as high as 8 in a 100.
STUDY 2006 PDF file 111Kb
Lessons of failure of Scottish scheme to link released prisoners to services
From 2001 an innovative Scottish scheme aimed to seamlessly link problem drug users released from prison to the services they needed to stay out of trouble; its failure shows how intensive and systematic such attempts must be to overcome logistical barriers and motivate the offender.
OFFCUT 2006 PDF file 125Kb
Impulse smoking cessation resolutions twice as likely to stick as planned
The popular cycle of change model offers one way to envision intentional change but that is not the only or the most lasting way addiction is resolved; seemingly sudden conversions to abstinence are common and lead to more lasting remission.
REVIEW 2005 PDF file 449Kb
Can we help?
Part 2 of the Manners Matter series explores the neglected parts of service delivery – how to help people get there on time. Transport and childcare are key ingredients but a helping hand does more than help carry the load; it shows that you care.
REVIEW 2005 PDF file 813Kb
The motivational hallo
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.
IN PRACTICE 2005 PDF file 927Kb
Barriers cleared in Endell Street
How a team in London's West End set about systematically overcoming the barriers which prevented the residents of a homelessness hostel getting the treatment they needed. The key step was simple – asking the residents just what it was which stood in the way.
STUDY 2005 PDF file 149Kb
Addressing medical and welfare needs improves treatment retention and outcomes
In this US treatment study, receiving services matched to need was associated with greater reductions in illegal drug use, supporting calls for services to address not just dependence but also medical, psychological, social, housing, and vocational needs.
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