TOP TEN MOST POPULAR DOWNLOADS; THE SECOND FIVE
Since 2007 our analyses have been downloaded nearly one and a half million times. The top ten alone
accounted for 81,372 downloads. These are the most popular of our analyses, the ones which grabbed
the attention of the most readers. Yesterday the top five, today the last five. To view an analysis
click on the link or paste it in to your web browser address box, being sure to enter the whole
address.
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FIRST FULL-SCALE ATTEMPT TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR DRUG AS WELL AS ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
This huge US study set out to test whether widespread screening and brief intervention for illegal
drug use (as well as heavy drinking) could be implemented in a variety of general medical settings
and whether it was effective. Both tests seem to have been passed by a large margin, but there are
some important caveats.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Madras_BK_1.txt
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IMPLANTS HELP SUSTAIN HEROIN ABSTINENCE AFTER DETOXIFICATION
In the first randomised trial, implants which block opiate-type drugs for months helped heroin
addicts in Norway avoid relapse after detoxification. Though heroin use was tackled more effectively
than by normal aftercare, other advantages were curiously limited: there were none relating to other
forms of substance use nor to depression, work, or criminal activity.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Kunoe_N_1.txt
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HOW TO ASSESS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING SCREENING AND BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS
Having mandated universal screening for alcohol problems, the US health system for ex-military
personnel here thoughtfully addresses how to measure the degree to which this led to appropriate
implementation of brief interventions, an essential step in driving up coverage.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Bradley_KA_2.txt
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GP SCREENING FOR RISKY DRINKING RIVALS FLU JABS FOR HEALTH GAIN PER POUND
How does screening for risky drinking and offering brief advice rank in terms of health gains
against other preventive programmes? Important, because there is not enough time to do them all -
you have to choose. This comprehensive analysis estimated it was among the most cost-effective
services GPs could offer, ranking alongside screening for high blood pressure or immunisation
against influenza.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Solberg_LI_1.txt
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AA HELPS MOST WHEN FRIENDS AND FAMILY FAVOUR DRINKING
Bottom line messages from this re-analysis of the multi-million dollar US Project MATCH alcohol
treatment trial: when the closest friends/family of a patient drink and support drinking, help them
recruit a social circle with the opposite characteristics; when they already have such a circle,
best to focus instead on why (such as not wanting or not knowing how to) nevertheless they fail to
cut back on their drinking.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Wu_J_1.txt
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