Enhancing alcohol screening and brief intervention among people receiving opioid agonist treatment: Qualitative study in primary care New Paper Out
Reducing drinking in illicit drug users: an impact story @COMETinitiative
Research impact is often hard to prove. It takes years before our findings change the world and the change is often small. This new abstract
Irish doctors trained to save by the nose
Can junior doctors learn to spray a life-saving medication into noses of people who overdosed on opioids? A new study from Ireland attempted to answer
New paper out now: Psychosocial Interventions for Alcohol use among problem drug users
May 18th: Many people in methadone treatment receive it through their primary care provider. As many also drink alcohol excessively, there is a
Doctors sweat to discover traditions of the first nations
Many doctors see addiction as a disease of body only. If overdone, this view can lead to medicalization of addiction. Some may argue that the latest
Does it work? When doctors need evidence
Healthcare professionals can generate important clinical questions for addiction research. Answering such questions by conducting a Cochrane review of
Alcohol and opioid agonist treatment: A community response
September 9th, 2014 – From research to practice: The Community Response organisation in Dublin is pleased to announce a new stabilization programme
Beg, steel or borrow: getting physicians to recruit patients in clinical trials
Leaflets, adverts and phone calls have all been used to recruit patients in clinical trials with some results. Still, the personal contact remains the
Vztahy a drogy pred liecbou v recosializacii / What clients in therapeutic communities think about their past relationships
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