Welcome to the Effectiveness Bank Bulletin, an update service provided by the Drug and Alcohol
Findings project. This service alerts you to recent evaluation studies with important practice
implications. Though tailored for the UK, this selection will be of international interest.
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'REAL WORLD' TRIAL FINDS EMERGENCY PATIENTS CUT BACK AFTER BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Just a few minutes with specially hired screening and intervention staff can make a difference to
emergency patients' drinking, but in the real world emergency staff will usually do this work. A US
study tested something much closer to this real-world scenario and still found (modest) drinking
reductions ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_17_12_08.php#ED_SBIRT_1.txt
MULTI-NATIONAL WHO STUDY TRIALS PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR ILLEGAL DRUG USE
Rare attempt at screening and brief intervention for actual or potential problems arising from
illegal drug use among primary care patients suggests that screening itself reduces use levels, and
that further intervention might be worthwhile among high-risk populations ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_17_12_08.php#Humeniuk_R_2.txt
SHOULD METHADONE MAINTENANCE BE STARTED BEFORE PRISONERS ARE RELEASED?
US study shows the value of immediate post-release transfer to an awaiting methadone maintenance
slot for formerly heroin dependent prisoners willing to try this treatment, but is less clear on the
extra value of actually starting the treatment in prison ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_17_12_08.php#Kinlock_TW_4.txt
DOES RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION DELIVER MORE HEROIN ABSTINENCE PER £ THAN METHADONE?
New Australian study addressing an issue greatly exercising the UK: do you on average get greater
returns per £ from residential rehabilitation or from substitute prescribing? In terms of reduction
in the frequency of heroin use, prescribing was one-and-a-half to three times more cost-effective
...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_17_12_08.php#Moore_TJ_2.txt
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