Interventions: Treatment
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| Indigenous
Dual Diagnosis Training Project March 2010 |
| Training Evaluation Report [Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative, Australia] |
| |
| VA Faces Challenges
in Providing Substance Use Disorder Services March 2010 |
| And Is Taking Steps to Improve These Services for Veterans - Summary [GAO,
USA] |
| |
| Powder
cocaine: how the treatment system is responding to a growing problem March
2010 |
| Effective treatment is available for people who have a powder-cocaine
problem – seven in ten of those who come into treatment either stop using
or reduce their use substantially within six months… [NTA, UK] |
| |
| A
guide to substance misuse for medical professionals: part 1 February
2010 |
| [HSE, Ireland] |
| |
| A
guide to substance misuse for medical professionals: part 2 February
2010 |
| [HSE, Ireland] |
| |
| Young
people's treatment at the crossroads February 2010 |
| The drug and alcohol treatment system needs to be more flexible if it
is to effectively meet the needs of older teenagers and young adults developing
substance misuse problems, according to a new DrugScope report [DrugScope,
UK] |
| |
| Center for Medicinal
Cannabis Research: Report to the California Legislature February
2010 |
| As a result of the vision and foresight of the California State Legislature
Medical Marijuana Research Act (SB847), the CMCR has successfully conducted
the first clinical trials of smoked cannabis in the United States in more
than 20 years [ Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, USA] |
| |
| DSM-5
Development February 2010 |
| Substance-Related Disorders [American Psychiatric Association] |
| |
| Parliamentary
Briefing February 2010 |
| The latest parliamentary briefing from the [National Treatment Agency
for Substance Misuse, UK] |
| |
| Anthrax
- Information for Health Professionals February
2010 |
| [Health Protection Agency, UK] |
| |
| Anthrax
- Advice for heroin users February
2010 |
| [Health Protection Agency, UK] |
| |
| Management
of cannabis use disorder and related issues February 2010 |
| A clinician’s guide [National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre,
Australia] |
| |
| New
alcohol and other drug guidelines February 2010 |
| New guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug
and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings
[NDARC, Australia] |
| |
| Competencies
for Canada’s Substance Abuse Workforce February 2010 |
| Under the leadership of the National Advisory Group on Workforce Development
(NAGWD)—a working group composed of subject matter experts/senior managers
from across Canada—undertook a Competencies Project to detail the technical
and behavioural competencies needed by the substance abuse workforce to
perform effectively to ensure quality client care [CCSA, Canada] |
| |
| Severe Substance Dependence
Treatment Bill 2009 January 2010 |
| The Bill is likely to be passed or rejected by parliamentarians in February
of this year [Victorian Government, Australia] |
| |
| Similarities
and Differences in Opioid Treatment Programs that Provide Methadone Maintenance
or Buprenorphine Maintenance January 2010 |
| A total of 1,132 substance abuse treatment facilities (or 8 percent of
all substance abuse treatment facilities) operated an Opioid Treatment
Program (OTP) in 2008, a percentage that has remained constant since 2002
[SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Ian
Wardle Lifeline CEO on FEAD January 2010 |
| Discussions and documents from Ian Wardle [CEO Lifeline, UK] |
| |
| Take-homenaloxone January
2010 |
| Welcome to take-homenaloxone.com. This is a website run by independent
academics and healthcare professionals aimed at raising the awareness and
profile of the use of take-home naloxone as a mechanism for reducing drug-related
death, and to provide a forum for discussing innovation, training and practice
developments [Take-homenaloxone] |
| |
| Commissioning
for Recovery January 2010 |
| An essential guide for drug action teams in England, which summarises
the best of current commissioning practice in the drug treatment field
[National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK] |
| |
| NSDUH Report
- Substance Use Treatment Need and Receipt among People Living in Poverty January
2010 |
| Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 3.7 million persons aged 12
or older living in poverty were in need of substance use treatment in the
past year [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Nick
Heather on controlled drinking and the relationship to harm reduction January
2010 |
| Nick distinguishes between harm reduction and harm elimination. He describes
the way in which views of harm reduction in the USA have ‘muddied the waters’ in
relation to the goal of controlled drinking. Nick says that the controlled
drinking goal in the alcohol field may have been watered down more recently
by the influence of the concept of harm reduction from the illicit drugs
field [FEAD, UK] |
| |
| Nick
Heather explores harmful choices and explains Hyperbolic Discounting January
2010 |
| Nick references George Ainslie’s work on ‘pico-economics’ and ‘breakdown
of will’. He explains the idea of hyperbolic discounting and how this related
to addiction. He also explores the concepts of resolutions and preferences
and how these relate to our understanding of addiction [FEAD, UK] |
| |
| Nick
Heather on 'Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction' January
2010 |
| Nick describes the background of a conference he convened with Rudy Vuchinich
on behavioural economics and its relevance to addiction, and the book that
arose from this conference. He also talks about Alcoholics Anonymous and
how its benefits could be applied to secular mutual-aid groups. He then
references the work of Keith Humphreys on self-help groups [FEAD, UK] |
| |
| Guidelines
on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health
conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings December
2009 |
| The Guidelines are based on the best available evidence and draw upon
the experience and knowledge of clinicians, researchers, consumers and
carers [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre - UNSW - Faculty of Medicine,
Australia] |
| |
| Alcohol and other
drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08 December 2009 |
| Findings from the National Minimum Data Set [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| Clinical
Supervision and Professional Development of the Substance Abuse Counselor December
2009 |
| Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 52 - Part 1 for clinical supervisors
and Part 2 for program administrators. 45-page PDF [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Adult
family members and carers of dependent drug users - full report November
2009 |
| The full 55-page PDF report by Prof.
Alex Copello, Lorna Templeton and Dr Jane Powell [UKDPC] |
| |
| Improving
health, supporting justice November
2009 |
| The national delivery plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme
Board. 68-page PDF [DoH, UK] |
| |
| Equality
Impact Assessment of Improving Health, Supporting Justice November
2009 |
| The findings from this EIA have been fed into the policy development
stage and should be recognised as key areas for development to ensure equality
of access for all. 86-page PDF [DoH, UK] |
| |
| Tools
to Help Address Co-Occurring Disorders and Homelessness November
2009 |
| A new Web site to
help SAMHSA grantees, health professionals and the public address problems
of homelessness and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders
[SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Local
Matters November
2009 |
| A new report "Making it Local" has been published which looks
at the functionality and status of DATs and other local drug partnerships.
In equal measure optimistic and critical, the report makes a series of
recommendations about how local structures could be supported to better
implement national strategy - while prioritising the needs of people directly
affected by drug use and local communities [Sara McGrail, UK] |
| |
| Centers of Excellence (CoE) for
Physician Information November
2009 |
| First Curriculum Offerings from NIDA Centers of Excellence for Physician
Information [NIDA, USA] |
| |
| Joint
Guidance November 2009 |
| Joint Guidance on Development of Local Protocols between Drug and Alcohol
Treatment Services and Local Safeguarding and Family Services. 24-page
PDF [DCFS, DoH and NTA, UK] |
| |
| Combating
HIV/AIDS in the European Union and neighbouring countries, 2009 -2013 October
2009 |
| A new Commission communciation was approved on 26 October 2009 which
sets out priorities to tackle HIV/AIDS across Europe in the coming years
[Europa] |
| |
| Evidence
of the efficacy of interventions October 2009 |
| Evidence-based information on the effectiveness of interventions attempts
to integrate available individual expertise (i.e. expert opinions) with
the best available external evidence from systematic research [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Director's
Report to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse - September October
2009 |
| Research findings, program activities, congressional affairs, international
activities etc. [NIDA, USA] |
| |
| Breaking
the Cycle of Substance Misuseamong Families October
2009 |
| The results of a three-year Addaction pilot project [Addaction, UK] |
| |
| Alcohol
and other drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08 October
2009 |
| Findings from the National Minimum Data Set [Australian Institute of
Health and Welfare] |
| |
| Alcohol
and other drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08 October
2009 |
| Report on the National Minimum data Set [Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare] |
| |
| Needle & Syringe
Program Return on Investment Study October 2009 |
| The study seeks to analyse the effectiveness of needle and syringe programs
in preventing transmission of HIV, and hepatitis C (HCV) in Australia from
1991 (that is from when NSPs were well established in all jurisdictions
except Tasmania) to the end of 2000. 166-page PDF Summary
report [Department of Health, Australia] |
| |
| The
Drug Treatment System and its key transitions October 2009 |
| At all times we must be capable, as a field, of speaking powerfully,
positively and clearly to the public about the full range of social benefits
associated with accessible and effective drug treatment - UK Drug Worker
Forum Conference Presentation by Ian Wardle [Lifeline, UK] |
| |
| State
Budget Submission 2010/11 October 2009 |
| In developing this submission, VAADA examined a range of data indicative
of treatment activity and demands on services across the sector. This data
highlighted current pressure points on services’ capacity, and identified
service gaps and areas of growing demand. The analysis illustrates a clear
need for additional resourcing to respond to alcohol misuse; as well as
investment along Melbourne’s growth corridors and in the health of Victoria’s
ageing population. 34-page PDF [Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association,
Australia] |
| |
| Return on
Investment 2 October 2009 |
| A evaluation report published by Commonwealth Department of Health,
conducted by a team of investigators at the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology
and Clinical Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
2MB PDF [Australian Government] |
| |
| The
Dawn of a New Era: Transforming our Domestic Response to Hepatitis B & C. October
2009 |
| This national forum focusing on viral hepatitis was held in in Washington,
DC, on 10-11 September 2009. The multi-stakeholder forum aimed to develop
a coordinated national response to chronic viral hepatitis through improved
prevention, detection and patient care. 1MB PDF [Via Hep C org, Australia] |
| |
| 2008/2009
Annual report - The Gathering Effect October 2009 |
| A set of 20 recommendations forms the core of this innovative Canada-wide
approach to improving treatment, focusing on the individual in need of
care. 24-page PDF [CCSA, Canada] |
| |
| NTA
Annual report October 2009 |
| Recovery begins here - The year in numbers - Sustaining recovery - Changing
behaviour - Joined-up thinking for better outcomes - Information value
- The grass-roots response - NTA board and staff. 16-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Statistics
from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System October
2009 |
| Annual NDTMS report. 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009 [NTA, UK] |
| |
| 'Paul
Hayes on the NTA Foundations and the role of retention in treatment' October
2009 |
| As the NTA publishes its annual report and statistics for 2008/09, Paul
Hayes talks about the NTA’s foundations and some of its achievements to
date [FEAD, UK] |
| |
| Guidance
for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people October
2009 |
| Until now there has been no formal guidance to help clinicians to manage
substance dependence among young people. This has left practitioners concerned
that their practice may not accord with the developing evidence base. This
guidance document describes good practice on the best ways to manage a
clinically complex condition. 99-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Guidance
for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people
in secure environments October 2009 |
| This guidance document describes good practice on the best ways to manage
a clinically complex condition. 111-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| NTA
board meeting - 6 OCtober 2009 October 2009 |
| Papers are now available [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Effectiveness
of community treatments for heroin and crack cocaine addiction in England October
2009 |
| The first 6 months of pharmacological or psychosocial treatment is associated
with reduced heroin and crack cocaine use, but the effectiveness of pharmacological
treatment is less pronounced for users of both drugs [The Lancet, UK] |
| |
| Trends in
Methamphetamine Admissions to Treatment: 1997-2007 October
2009 |
| Admissions to substance abuse treatment for primary methamphetamine abuse
were more than twice as likely in 2007 to be aged 40 or older (23 percent)
compared with admissions in 1997 (10 percent) [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| National
drug treatment waiting times September 2009 |
| Period ending April - June 2009 [ISD Scotland, UK] |
| |
| Annual
Report 2008 September 2009 |
| The fourth edition of the Office of the Director of Mental Health Annual
Report [Office of the Director of Mental Health, Australia] |
| |
| Implementing
Change in Substance Abuse Treatment September
2009 |
| Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 31: Implementing Change in Substance
Abuse Treatment Programs offers guidance on howto integrate evidence-based
practices (EBPs)for substance abuse treatment into clinical practice [SAMHSA,
USA] |
| |
| Untreatable
or just hard to treat? September 2009 |
| Results of the Randomised Injectable Opioid Treatment Trial (RIOTT) [King’s
Health Partners, UK] |
| |
| School
System Referrals to Substance Abuse Treatment September
2009 |
| Schools were more likely than the criminal justice system to refer children
and adolescents to substance abuse treatment for the first time (88 vs.
68 percent) [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Shining
a Light on a Hidden Epidemic September 2009 |
| Why and How Civil Society Advocates Can Support the Expansion of Hepatitis
C Treatment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 52-page PDF [Open Society
Institute, USA] |
| |
| Carers
and supporting recovery September 2009 |
| This unique report was commissioned by the Scottish Recovery Network
and is the result of a long-standing project to investigate carers' perspectives
of recovery and experiences supporting recovery. 47-page PDF [Scottish
Recovery Network, UK] |
| |
| The
TEDS Report - -Heroin and Other Opiate Admissions to Substance Abuse
Treatment August 2009 |
| On 2007, opiates accounted for almost one fifth (19 percent) of all substance
abuse treatment admissions [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Recovery
and the UK Drug Treatment System: key dimensions of change August
2009 |
| This discussion aims to develop the ongoing debate about the future of
the Drug Treatment field in the United Kingdom. It takes up certain themes
from the current debates and discussions about the Recovery Orientation
in drug treatment and seeks to locate these discussions historically in
terms of a paradigm analysis, but also contemporaneously in terms of other
key dimensions of current change.. 73-page PDF [Ian Wardle, CEO, Lifeline
Project, UK] |
| |
| Mental
health services in Australia 2006-07 August 2009 |
| Mental health services in Australia 2006-07 is the eleventh in the series
of AIHW's comprehensive annual reports on the characteristics and activity
of Australia's mental health services, and the availability of mental health
resources [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| All
Wales Review of Substance Misuse Prescribing Services August
2009 |
| This first review 129-page
PDF has focused on the commissioning and provision of
substitute drugs such as methadone which is used to help manage and
reduce the use of illegal opiate drugs such as heroin. The review has
also established an overview of substance misuse services across Wales
and a baseline of provision which will be used to inform future reviews.
[Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, UK] |
| |
| Polygon August
2009 |
| The many sides to the Australian opioid pharmacotherapy maintenance
system . 108-page PDF [Australian National Council on Drugs] |
| |
| Modelling
pharmacotherapy maintenance in Australia exploring August
2009 |
| Exploring affordability, availability, accessibility and quality using
system dynamics. 80-page PDF [Australian National Council on Drugs] |
| |
| FEAD (Film Exchange on Alcohol and
Drugs) August 2009 |
| A resource that brings short video presentations from leading figures
in the alcohol and drugs field direct to your screen. The contributors
cover a range of topics honestly and directly - including: achievements,
problem areas, and reflections on the field's history. Many people have
found the website useful in helping discussions and expanding on practice
and theory. Please feel free to use the material to enrich your events,
seminars, groups, teaching etc |
| |
| Guidance
on Provider-initiated Voluntary Medical Examination, Testing and Counselling
for Infectious Diseases in Injecting Drug Users August 2009 |
| This document addresses basic operational guidance on provider-initiated
medical examination, testing and counselling with regard to infectious
diseases in injecting drug users (IDUs). This is accompanied by a recommended
package of prevention and primary care in relation to injecting drug users
and infections. 37-page PDF [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Diacetylmorphine
versus Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction August
2009 |
| Injectable diacetylmorphine was more effective than oral methadone. Because
of a risk of overdoses and seizures, diacetylmorphine maintenance therapy
should be delivered in settings where prompt medical intervention is available
[NEJM, USA] |
| |
| Breaking
the Link August 2009 |
| The role of drug treatment in tackling crime 24-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Treatment
for Stimulant Use Disorders August 2009 |
| This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) describes basic knowledge about
the nature and treatment of stimulant use disorders. More specifically,
it reviews what is currently known about treating the medical, psychiatric,
and substance abuse/dependence problems associated with the use of two
high-profile stimulants: cocaine and MA [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Towards
successful treatment completion August 2009 |
| A good practice guide. 76-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Clinical
governance in drug treatment August 2009 |
| A good practice guide for providers and commissioners. 76-page PDF [NTA,
UK] |
| |
| Routes
to recovery August 2009 |
| New resources for clinicians and key workers helping clients on their
journeys to recovery [NTA, UK] |
| |
| BTEI:
getting motivated to change August 2009 |
| Routes to Recovery part 7. 44-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Unforeseen
benefits: Addiction treatment reduces health care costs July
2009 |
| This paper demonstrates how addiction treatment will contribute to containing
costs in reforming America’s health system. Studies show that addiction
treatment significantly reduces emergency room, inpatient and total health
care costs [Open Society Institute, USA] |
| |
| Recovery
and drug dependency: a new deal families July 2009 |
| Drawing on a seminar held by Adfam and DrugScope on the positive role
families can play in supporting recovery from drug dependency, this paper
considers recovery and the family as mutually reinforcing and suggests
ways of moving forward to improve outcomes for problematic drug users,
their families and wider society [DrugScope, UK] |
| |
| NTA
Parliamentary Briefing July 2009 July 2009 |
| The latest parliamentary briefing from the NTA on developments in drug
treatment and the work of the NTA [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Drugs
misuse treatment in offender populations July 2009 |
| The first Annual Evidence Update on Drugs focussing on Drugs misuse treatment
in offender populations [NHS Evidence, UK] |
| |
| Drug
Misusing Offenders: Ensuring the continuity-of-care between prison and
community July 2009 |
| This document provides specific guidance on managing the continuity-of-care
journey that drug misusing offenders follow on entering prison from the
community, whilst in prison, and exiting prison [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| Recognising
complexity: Commissioning guidance for personality disorder services July
2009 |
| Guidance for commissioners in the NHS, criminal justice system, local
authorities and others, which provides information and suggestions on best
practice when considering services and systems for people with personality
disorders. 69-page PDF [DoH, UK] |
| |
| Practice
Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Behavioral Health Care July
2009 |
| The document that you are about to read is an extraordinary one in its
origins, its content, and its value as another step toward achieving and
maintaining a recovery-oriented health care service system in Connecticut..
110-page PDF [Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
USA] |
| |
| Peer-based
Addiction Recovery Support July 2009 |
| History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation. 265-page PDF [William
L. White, MA. Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center, USA] |
| |
| Moving
up a Gear –the Next Steps for DIP June 2009 |
| A review of the Drug Intervention Programme A review of the Drug Intervention
Programme. 31-page PDF [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| California
Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) Treatment Report June 2009 |
| This report contains data on admissions to treatment opened and discharges
from treatment closed from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 16-page
PDF [California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, USA] |
| |
| Statistics
from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System June
2009 |
| Assessment Report 1 June 2009.23-page PDF [UK Statistics Authority] |
| |
| National
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data June 2009 |
| 2009 collection data guide [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| Assessment
of compulsory treatment of people who use drugs in Cambodia, China, Malaysia
and Viet Nam June 2009 |
| An application of selected human rights principles [WHO] |
| |
| The ROSIE
Study: Drug Treatment Outcomes in Ireland June 2009 |
| The Study recruited 404 opiate users entering treatment. Participants
were interviewed at treatment intake, 1-year and 3 years after the baseline
interview. This report presents outcomes at 1-year and 3 years for the
whole population and the ‘per protocol’ population i.e. participants who
completed all three interviews 116-page PDF [NACD, Ireland] |
| |
| Understanding
the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California June
2009 |
| Examining the demographic and health profiles of the prison population
shows that it is disproportionately sicker on average than the U.S. population
in general, with substantially higher rates of infectious diseases (such
as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B and C), serious mental illness,
and substance abuse disorders. 220-page PDF [RAND, USA] |
| |
| Residential
drug treatment services: good practice from the field June
2009 |
| This report is based on interviews with the local drug partnerships and
services that scored highly in the Tier 4 commissioning and provision theme
of the 2007-08 Healthcare Commission and NTA service review. 49-page PDF
[NTA, UK] |
| |
| Ensuring
U.S. Health Reform Includes Prevention and Treatment of Mental and Substance
Use Disorders June 2009 |
| A Framework for Discussion. 23-page PDF [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Recovery
and the UK Drug Treatment System: key dimensions of change June
2009 |
| This discussion aims to develop the ongoing debate about the future
of the Drug Treatment field in the United Kingdom. It takes up certain
themes from the current debates and discussions about the Recovery Orientation
in drug treatment and seeks to locate these discussions historically in
terms of a paradigm analysis, but also contemporaneously in terms of other
key dimensions of current change. 60 Pge PDF with References [Ian Wardle,
Lifeline, UK] |
| |
| Submission
to the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions June
2009 |
| This submission provided advice to the Ontario Legislature’s Select Committee
on Mental Health and Addictions. 38-page PDF [Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health, Canada] |
| |
| Drug
Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation June 2009 |
| This examination looked at all the main publicly-funded treatment and
rehabilitation services provided for persons with addiction to illegal
drugs. In particular, it looked at the extent to which the demand for treatment
and rehabilitation services is met, and the timeliness of access to treatment.
It also looked at the extent to which the effectiveness of treatment and
rehabilitation services are evaluated, and the effectiveness of the arrangements
for coordination of treatment and rehabilitation at an individual case
level, and nationally. 96-page PDF [Comptroller and Auditor General, Ireland] |
| |
| Residential
drug treatment services: a summary of good practice June
2009 |
| This report is based on interviews with the local drug partnerships and
services that scored highly in the Tier 4 commissioning and provision theme
of the 2007-08 Healthcare Commission and NTA service review. 11-page PDF
[NTA, UK] |
| |
| AOD
Withdrawal Practice Guidelines 2009 June 2009 |
| The Alcohol and Other Drug Withdrawal: Practice Guidelines are now available
to download 1,192KB
PDF [Turning Point, Australia] |
| |
| No
reason to deny hepatitis C treatment to methadone patients June
2009 |
| Methadone patients stick with therapy for hepatitis C disease and do
as well as other patients, bolstering the case for drug services to encourage
clients to consider diagnostic testing and therapy [Drug and Alcohol Findings,
UK] |
| |
| TAP 30
Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses June 2009 |
| This guide is intended to provide nurses (including Registered Nurses
(RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Nurse Practitioners (NPs))
with general information about buprenorphine products—Suboxone® (buprenorphine
and naloxone) and Subutex® (buprenorphine)—for the pharmacological treatment
of opioid addiction [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| TIP
49: Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Into Medical Practice June
2009 |
| Many health problems or mental disorders that healthcare practitioners
(particularly those in primary care) encounter in their everyday practices
derive from or are complicated by alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Consequently,
healthcare practitioners are in key positions to manage the care of large
numbers of individuals with AUDs [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Medical
profiteering: the economics of methadone dispensation May
2009 |
| We recommend continuing the current pharmacy-based model. Any policy
changes that limit or decrease access to methadone maintenance treatment
should be discouraged. Recognition of the economic incentives of all parties
involved is imperative in understanding the illicit drug use phenomenon
and devising effective strategies to reduce the social burden it impose
[CMAJ] |
| |
| A
Review of Screening, Assessment and Outcome Measures for Drug and Alcohol
Settings May 2009 |
| This review provides an overview of some useful standardised
tools that can be used to measure treatment outcomes and to screen and
assess for mental health symptoms and conditions, drug and alcohol use
and disorders and general functioning. 225-page PDF [NADA, Australia] |
| |
| Internet-based
drug treatment interventions May 2009 |
| This report provides a comprehensive review of the relatively
new phenomenon of Internet-based drug treatment interventions. 96-page
PDF [EMCDDA] |
| |
| The
Story of Drug Treatment April 2009 |
| A timely look back, and forwards, at the achievements
and challenges of the drug treatment system in England [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Methadone-Associated
Overdose Deaths April 2009 |
| Factors Contributing to Increased Deaths and Efforts
to Prevent Them. 55-page PDF [GAO, USA] |
| |
| NDTMS
Themed Report AACCE (non-opiate) substance use in the North West of England March
2009 |
| The changing profile of substance users engaged in treatment
and its implications for future provision. 20-page PDF [Centre for Public
Health, UK] |
| |
| Addaction
calls for new approaches to treatment following major study March
2009 |
| A new groundbreaking study (21-page
PDF) has found that young people respond well to treatment when it is carefully
tailored to their needs, and the results when families are also included
in treatment is even more positive [Addaction, UK] |
| |
| Psychosocial
interventions for drug misuse March
2009 |
| A framework and toolkit for implementing NICE-recommended
treatment interventions 79-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| VAADA
2009 Conference Presentations March 2009 |
| A huge list of presentations from the 2009 VAADA Conference
available as PDFs [VAADA, Australia] |
| |
| Drug
treatment at the crossroads: what it's for, where it's at and how to
make it even better March 2009 |
| This DrugScope Report
PDF (2.1MB) reflects on the results and prospects of drug treatment
in the UK ten years on from the introduction of the national drug strategy
in 1998 [DrugScope, UK] |
| |
| On
the synthetic drugs trail March 2009 |
| UNODC has just launched an innovative online report highlighting
developments in the global synthetic drugs scene [UNODC] |
| |
| Can
heroin maintenance help Baltimore? March 2009 |
| What Baltimore can learn from the experience of other
countries. 45-page PDF [School of Public Policy and Department of Criminology
University of Maryland, USA] |
| |
| Getting
to grips with substance misuse among young people March 2009 |
| This report summarises the data for 2007/08, together
with information about the different types of interventions and the context
in which these young people misuse substances. 32-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Exploring
the evidence January 2009 |
| This report is aimed at professionals who provide specialist
substance misuse treatment services for young people under 18 years old.
32-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
| |
| First
comprehensive picture of drug and alcohol treatment for young people
in England January 2009 |
| More teenagers are receiving help for drug and alcohol
problems than ever before owing to the expansion of specialist substance
misuse services for young people, according to a new report published today
by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse. 32-page PDF [NTA,
UK] |
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| Interventions
for children and families where there is parental drug misuse January
2009 |
| Executive summary. 6-page PDF [ARTEC, UK] |
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| Interventions
for children and families where there is parental drug misuse January
2009 |
| Executive summary. 6-page PDF [ARTEC, UK] |
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| A
new blueprint for alcohol and other drug treatment services 2009-2013 January
2009 |
| Client-centred, service-focused. 60-page PDF [Victorian
Government Department of Human Services, Australia] |
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| Addressing
the needs of children of substance using parents January
2009 |
| An evaluation of Families First’s Intensive Intervention.
94-page PDF [Centre for Public Health, UK] |
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| Prevention,
Treatment, and Harm Reduction Services in Prison November
2008 |
| Final Report on Prevention, Treatment, and Harm Reduction
Services in Prison, on Reintegration Services on Release from Prison and
Methods to Monitor/Analyse Drug use among Prisoners. 104 MB PDFD [Europa] |
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| Preliminary
evaluation of the NSW Stimulant Treatment Program October
2008 |
| The evaluation of the Stimulant Treatment Program was
conducted to measure the effectiveness of the model of clinical intervention
for stimulant users and identified key issues relating to service delivery,
and to examine the feasibility of conducting the STP at the two clinics.
31-page PDF [New South Wales Government, Australia] |
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| Guidance
to States: Treatment Standards for Women With Substance Use Disorders. October
2008 |
| This document is based on the knowledge and experience
of the WSN members, with the objective of helping States to improve alcohol
and other drug (AOD) treatment services to women through the establishment
of standards that build on the capabilities and strengths of State systems
and provider networks. 96-page
PDF [Womens Services Network, USA] |
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| National
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data October
2008 |
| It should be particularly useful to staff in Australian
Government, state and territory departments and researchers. This collection
is one of a number of data sources that provide a picture of alcohol and
other drug treatment services in Australia [AIHW, Australia] |
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| Alcohol
and other drug treatment services in Australia 2006-07 October
2008 |
| Findings from the National Minimum Data Set. 567KB
PDF [AIHW, Australia] |
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| Statistics
from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System 1 April 2007-31 March
2008 October 2008 |
| NDTMS Data are gathered from treatment providers by regional
NDTMS centres, provided to NTA, and then forwarded to NDEC for data analysis,
processing and verification. The results of these analyses are then supplied
to NTA for publication. 46-page PDF [NTA, UK] |
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| Effective
Treatment, Changing Lives October
2008 |
| This report and the year it covers mark a watershed in
drug treatment. Barely did we have time to celebrate the successful completion
of the task sset out in the last DrugStrategy, than we were set a new challenge,
to do even better over the next ten years. 9MB PDF [NTA, UK] |
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| Dual
Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment [August 2008] |
| A brief overview of the Dual Diagnosis Capability in
Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) Index Toolkit that Improved Services Initiative
grant recipients are using to identify their capacity to provide services
to people with drug and alcohol and mental health issues. 12-page PDF [VAADA,
Australia] |
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| Opioid
Substitution Treatment in Custodial Settings [August
2008] |
| A Practical Guide. 97-page PDF [MENAHRA] |
| |
| Barriers
and Incentives to Treatment for Illicit Drug Users [August
2008] |
| There were two main purposes to this monograph: the first
and investigation of barriers and incentives to treatment for substance
use and the second was the development of recommendations regrding possible
policy and program directions that arose from the research. 227-page PDF
[Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, Australia] |
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| Barriers
and Incentives to Treatment for Illicit Drug Users with Mental Health
Comorbidities and Complex Vulnerabilities [August 2008] |
| This Monograph explores the challenges experienced by
people with co-occurring mental health and illicit drug issues. 157-page
PDF[Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, Australia] |
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| Challenges in Using Opioids to Treat Pain in Persons
With Substance Use Disorders [August 2008] |
| This article discusses the neurobiology and clinical
presentation of pain and its synergies with substance use disorders, presents
methodical approaches to the evaluation and treatment of pain that co-occurs
with substance use disorders, and provides practical guidelines for the
use of opioids to treat pain in individuals with histories of addiction.
22-page PDF [Addiction Science and Clinical Practice] |
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| Opioid
Substitution Therapy: Do We Need Hospital Based Pharmacotherapy Clinics? [August
2008] |
| From the Hospital to the Community. 28-page PDF [VAADA,
Australia] |
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| 'Hospital-based
D&A Consultation Liaison Services: What, why and how?' [August
2008] |
| Keynote presentation by Ass Prof Nicholas Lintzeris at
'From the Hospital to the Community'. 36-page PDF [VAADA, Australia] |
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| Treatment
service users project: Final report [August 2008] |
| The study stimulates a wonderful discussion of opportunities
available to maximise participation, and to the development of effective
strategies to deal with possible barriers and obstacles. 117-page PDF [Australian
Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League] |
| |
| National
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2007 report [August
2008] |
| 'The national opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual
data collection, 2007' report presents data on the number of clients accessing
pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opioid addiction, the number of prescribers
participating in the delivery of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative
information about the prescribing s [AIHW] |
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| Treatment
Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005 [July 2008] |
| Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services [SAMHSA] |
| |
| Review
of Hepatitis C Treatmentand Care Services [June 2008] |
| The main objective of this project is to map the various
existing models and arrangements of hepatitis C treatment and care service
delivery across NSW, and to make recommendations for models and arrangements
that would support the NSW health system to meet future demand for hepatitis
C treatment and care services 127-page PDF [NSW Health, Australia] |
| |
| A
Raw Deal [June 2008] |
| Impact on the Health of Consumers Relative to the Cost
of Pharmacotherapy. 164-page PDF [Centre for Applied Social research for
the Salvation Army, Australia] |
| |
| The
Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League
report [May 2008] |
| Consumer participation in drug treatment services in
Australia [AIVL, Australia] |
| |
| Essential
Care [March 2008] |
| A Report on the Approach Required to Maximise Opportunity
for Recovery from Problem Substance Use in Scotland [Scottish Government,
UK] |
| |
| Principles
of Drug Dependence Treatment [March 2008] |
| Discussion paper from the United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime and the World Health Organisation which aims at articulating
the key principles for underlying effective treatment of drug dependence.
32-page PDF [UNODC / WHO] |
| |
| The
treatment and supervision of drug-dependent offenders [March
2008] |
| A 88-page PDF review of the literature prepared for the [UK Drug Policy
Commission] |
| |
Principles
of Drug Dependence Treatment [March 2008]
|
| This discussion paper aims to encourage Governments and other partners
to take concerted action for the implementation of evidence-based drug
dependence treatment services, which respond to the needs of their populations.
32-page PDF [UNODC, WHO] |
| |
Reducing
Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending [March 2008]
|
| Consultations with key stakeholders to inform the UK Drug Policy Commission
report. 14-page PDF [UK Drug Policy Commission] |
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|
Trends
in treatment for problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2004 to 2006 [March
2008]
|
|
Health Research Board publishes preliminary figures. 32-page PDF [Health
Research Board, Ireland]
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‘Naltrexone
or methadone’? Debates about drug treatments for heroin dependence
in the context of drugs policy [September 2007]
|
|
This Research Paper examines the latest research on the treatments,
identifies gaps in this research and distinguishes the various treatments’ respective
costs and benefits. 154KB PDF [Parliament of Australia]
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Drug misuse - methadone and
buprenorphine [January 2007]
|
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Methadone and buprenorphine for managing opioid dependence - Technology
appraisal [National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, UK]
|
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Drug misuse - naltrexone [January
2007]
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Naltrexone for the management of opioid dependence - Technology appraisal
[National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, UK]
|
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|
Towards
a New Blueprint for Alcohol And Other Drug (AOD) Treatment Services
A Discussion Paper [2007]
|
|
This paper outlines plans for responding more effectively to the needs
of Victorians who have alcohol and other drug problems over the next
five years and into the future. 61-page PDF [Victoria Government, Australia]
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|
Supporting
the families of young people with problematic drug use [2006]
|
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This report investigates the support needs of families who have, as
a family member, a young person who is misusing substances. 131-page
PDF [ANCD, Australia]
|
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|
Rehabilitation
Required [2006]
|
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Russia’s Human Rights Obligation to Provide Evidence-based Drug
Dependence Treatment [Human Rights Watch]
|
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|
Demand
Reduction Strategy 2006-2010 [2006]
|
|
Identifies priority issues in narcotics demand reduction areas and outlines
the overall response to them. 42-page PDF [UNODC Regional Centre for
East Asia and the Pacific]
|
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|
Book
- Drug treatment demand data - Influence on policy and practice (2006) [2006]
|
|
The Pompidou Group has advocated the systematic and routine collection
of information on patients entering treatment for problem drug use (treatment
demand data) since the mid-1980s. Two decades later, the question now
being asked is whether or not this data has been used as evidence in
the development of policies and practices [Council of Europe]
|
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|
Economic Benefits
of Drug Treatment [2005]
|
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A Critical Review of the Evidence for Policy Makers February 2005 [Treatment
Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania]
|
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|
Alcohol and
other drug treatment services in Australia 2004-05 [2005]
|
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Findings from the national minimum data set' presents data on publicly
funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients [Australian
Government]
|
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Alcohol and
other drug treatment services in Australia 2004-05 [2005]
|
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Report on the national minimum data set [Australian Government]
|
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New
Study Finds Economic Benefit from Lifelong Methadone Treatment [2005]
|
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New model estimates lifetime costs, benefits of drug use and treatment
[RTI International, USA]
|
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|
Substitution
maintenance therapy in the management of opioid dependence and HIV/AIDS
prevention
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WHO/UNODC/UNAIDS position paper
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|
ANCD
research paper 3—Evidence supporting treatment
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121 pages Australian National Council on Drugs
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|
Policy
Paper 2 - Social Care & Drug Users in Ireland
|
|
This paper examines the provision of formal i.e. specialist treatment
services & drug agencies and generic social care services for problem
drug users in Ireland. It will be seen that problem drug users (such
as Jim and John), and people affected by the drug use of others, are
a significant part of the workload of social care service providers [Drug
Policy Action Group, Ireland]
|
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|
Study on the
legal aspects of substitution treatment for opioid dependent drug users
: an insight into nine European countries
|
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Because little is known about the regulation of substitution treatment
in the EU-countries, the EMCDDA commissioned a research project in addition
to the forementioned study. It was granted to the Catholic University
of Leuven (KULeuven), Belgium, the main purpose being to focus specifically
on laws and other regulations with regard to substitution treatment and
their implication(s) on practices in several EU countries. The following
is an outline of this research project and the general conclusions mentioned
in the final report.
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KarolienMeuwissen
Research Centre Forensic Mental Health Care (Prof. Dr. JorisCasselman),
Catholic University Leuven, Belgium 2002
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Methadone Maintenance
Treatment and the Criminal Justice System
|
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Current status of MMT in four facets of the criminal justice system:
jails and prisons; pre-trial services, probation and parole; reentry
initiatives; and drug courts (23-page PDF) [NASADAD, USA]
|
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|
Prescribing
heroin: what is the evidence?
|
|
Until recently, the UK was the only country in the world that allowed
doctors to prescribe heroin for the treatment of opiate dependence. The
Government wants heroin prescribing to increase and to be made available
to all those who have a clinical need for it. This report, by Gerry Stimson
and Nicky Metrebian from the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health
Behaviour at Imperial College, looks at the reasons for international
interest in prescribing heroin. It critically examines the research,
clinical, political and practical challenges to expanding heroin prescribing
in the UK
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|
Gerry V. Stimson and Nicky Metrebian
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (ISBN 1 85935 082 8
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|
The quasi-compulsory
treatment of drug-dependent offenders in Europe:UK findings
|
|
This summary presents the main UK findings from the first systematic,
comparative, cross-national research project of its kind conducted in
Europe on this issue [KCL, UK]
|
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|
Clinical management
of drug dependence in the adult prison setting including psychosocial
treatment as a core part
|
|
This document describes how clinical substance misuse management in
prison may be developed to accord with current DH (1999) and NHS (NTA
2003) guidance. 64-page PDF [DoH, UK]
|
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|
Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment
for Criminal Justice Populations
|
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A Research-Based Guide [NIDA, USA]
|
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|
Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment
for Criminal Justice Populations - A Research-Based Guide
|
|
This guide is intended to describe the treatment principles and research
findings that are of particular relevance to the criminal justice community
and to treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders [NIDA,
USA]
|
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|
ANCD
research paper 14—Compulsory treatment in Australia
|
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A discussion paper on the compulsory treatment of individuals dependent
on alcohol and/or other drugs [ANCD, Australia]
|
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|
SCAN
Inpatient Treatment Working Party Report
|
|
The final report of the SCAN Inpatient Treatment Working Party has now
been published. The report is intended to inform the ongoing Department
of Health/National Treatment Agency Tier 4 initiative to expand the provision
of inpatient and residential treatment services for drug and alcohol
misusers in England. 72-page PDF [SCAN, UK]
|
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|
Trends in Methamphetamine
/ Amphetamine Admissions to Treatment, 1993-2003
|
|
47 of the 50 States distinguish between methamphetamines and amphetamines
as primary substances of abuse in their reporting to TEDS. In these 47
States, methamphetamine was the primary drug in 86% of the combined methamphetamine/
amphetamine treatment admissions in 2003 [SAMHSA, USA]
|
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|
Prescribing heroin:
what is the evidence?
|
|
The first comprehensive overview of how and why heroin is prescribed
in the UK
|
|
JoesephRowntree Foundation 12 September 2003
Gerry V Stimson and Nicky Metrebian ISBN 1 85935 082 8 (FREE PDF)
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|
Drug
Treatment in the Criminal Justice Syste
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|
It is clear that we need to understand what happens as correctional
agencies bring drug treatment into their systems. There are, perhaps,
conflicting expectations, systems constraints, and philosophies. There
are yet-to-be-specified roles that federal agencies might play to assist
the integration of treatment into corrections
|
|
Daniel P. Mears, Laura Winterfield, John Hunsaker, Gretchen E. Moore,
Ruth White
Urban Institute 2003 ID=410618
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|
Improving
the Link Between Research and Drug Treatment in Correctional Settings
Drug Treatment
|
|
According to some estimates, only 61 percent of state correctional facilities
provide substance abuse treatment. Despite a significant infusion of
federal funds to support residential substance abuse treatment in prisons,
the percentage of state prisoners participating in such programs declined
from 25 percent in 1991 to 10 percent in 1997. The policy shortfall is
clear: Inmates with substance abuse problems may not be receiving the
treatment that would reduce their drug problems and criminal behavior.
Why they are not getting treatment remains largely unknown. One possibility
is simply a lack of political or correctional interest in providing drug
treatment. But an equally plausible explanation is a lack of sufficient
funding
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|
Daniel P. Mears, Gretchen E. Moore, Jeremy Travis, Laura Winterfield
Urban Institute 2003 ID=410620
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|
How Much
Can Treatment Reduce National Drug Problems?
|
|
Treatment can justify itself in terms of reductions in harms to individuals
and communities. However, even treatment systems that offer generous
access to good quality services will leave a nation with substantial
drug problem [RAND, USA]
|
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|
A Review of Recent
Advances in Knowledge About Methadone Maintenance Treatment
|
|
This report summarizes the existing evidence on methadone maintenance
treatment for opioid dependent persons, in order to provide a knowledge
base for the development of practice guidelines development
|
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Research brief MR-1396-RE/FOPH/DPRC, © 2001 RAND
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|
Drug Treatment Program
Evaluations
|
|
This report focuses on the effects of the BOP’s in-prison DAP on post-release
drug use, recidivism, employment, and halfway house placements, while
controlling for a variety of other factors related to treatment outcomes
|
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Federal Bureau of Prisons (2000)
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|
The quasi-compulsory
treatment of drug-dependent offenders in Europe:UK findings
|
|
This summary presents the main UK findings from the first systematic,
comparative, cross-national research project of its kind conducted in
Europe on this issue [KCL, UK]
|
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|
Mapping national
drug treatment capacity
|
|
Large PDF [Australian National Council on Drugs]
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|
Testimony on Drug
Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration
|
|
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy,
and Human Resources of the House Committee on Government Reform, April
4, 2000
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Martin Y. Iguchi CT-169, ©2001RAND
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