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LONG-TERM CONTINUING CARE IMPROVES TREATMENT OUTCOMES
Are alcohol and drug dependence best treated as chronic conditions needing extended care, or should
we expect patients to recover and leave treatment? Whatever the answer, this review finds that
generally the offer of long-term continuing care leads to better outcomes.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=McKay_JR_18.txt
MODEST SUPPORT FOR DRUG-BASED TREATMENTS FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Review finds some but inconsistent and often modest support for each of the four medications
approved by the US administration for the treatment of alcohol dependence: disulfiram; acamprosate;
oral naltrexone; and once-monthly, injectable, extended-release naltrexone.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Garbutt_JC_3.txt
METHADONE MAINTENANCE OUTPERFORMS ALTERNATIVES IN RANDOMISED TRIALS
A surprisingly small basket of randomised controlled trials supports the superiority of methadone
maintenance treatment for opiate dependence over treatments which do not involve long-term
substitute prescribing.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Mattick_RP_2.txt
TARGET ENFORCEMENT TO REDUCE HARM
Targeting enforcement to reduce individual and community harm is the premise of this report from a
UK drug policy think tank, one which seems widely understood, though in some quarters, deeply
contested.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=UKDPC_3.txt
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