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You have received this message via another mailing list. To receive these messages directly sign up at: http://findings.org.uk/index.php#signUp Welcome to the Effectiveness Bank, a service provided by the Drug and Alcohol Findings project to alert you to recent evaluation studies and reviews with important practice implications. ************************************** COMPUTERISED COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY CUTS SUBSTANCE USE BY A THIRD An interactive computer program may offer a way to overcome the shortage of trained cognitive-behavioural therapists; supplementing routine counselling by program access twice a week reduced substance use by a third at a US counselling service dealing mainly with cocaine and alcohol users, and post-treatment the gains continued to mount. We still don't know whether this type of therapy is preferable to alternatives (for longer term outcomes, it may be), but now at least there is the promise of a short-cut to extending the therapeutic repertoire to include an expert and accessible version. To view this entry click on the link below or paste it in to your web browser's address box, being sure to enter the whole address: http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Carroll_KM_22.txt ************************************** Further information from [log in to unmask] or by replying to this e-mail. Drug and Alcohol Findings is managed by DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre, the two leading UK drug and alcohol information charities and the UK's leading clinical/research centre. The Effectiveness Bank project is supported by the J. Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust (http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk) and the Pilgrim Trust (http://www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk).