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and new evaluation research. This bulletin collects together recently analysed studies and reviews.
Though tailored for the UK, it will be of international interest.
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ACAMPROSATE HELPS PREVENT LAPSE TO DRINKING
The first Cochrane review of the drug acamprosate as a treatment for alcohol dependence finds clear
evidence that it offers worthwhile if modest benefits in preventing a return to drinking after
detoxification.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Rosner_S_1.txt
LISTEN WELL, REFLECT BACK - KEY INGREDIENTS IN CHANGING DRINKING
In this study of Swiss army recruits, reflective listening emerged as possibly the key active
ingredient in a brief alcohol intervention based on motivational interviewing.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Gaume_J_4.txt
EVIDENCE ON THE BEST WAY TO RUN NEEDLE EXCHANGES
This thorough review formed the evidential basis for recent guidance from the English National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on how best to distribute sterile syringes to injectors
to prevent infection. Maximising the proportion of injections done with sterile equipment is the key
objective.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Jones_L_6.txt
REVIEW CONFIRMS A ROLE FOR HEROIN PRESCRIBING WHEN METHADONE FAILS
For the first time an authoritative review has combined results from all the trials to date of
long-term heroin prescribing for the management of heroin addiction. Its analyses reveal several
significant or probably significant advantages for patients previously failed by methadone.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Ferri_M_1.txt
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