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The entries below are our accounts of documents selected by Drug and Alcohol Findings as particularly relevant to improving outcomes from drug or alcohol interventions in the UK. Entries were drafted after consulting related research, study authors and other experts and are © Drug and Alcohol Findings. Links to source documents are in blue. Hover mouse over orange body text for explanatory notes.

Benefits of residential care preserved by systematic, persistent and welcoming aftercare prompts ...

Internationally proven community alcohol crime and harm reduction programmes feasible in Britain ...

Brief contact and written advice as effective as a longer talk for heavy drinking hospital patients ...

International review and UK guidance weigh merits of buprenorphine versus methadone maintenance ...