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On this page you can find relevant researchs on drug-related health topics, including HIV, hepatitis C, drug and overdose prevention, harm reduction and drug treatment. You can also find our Clinical Guidelines.
SMMGP Clinical Update 2015 - Solving the problem of non-attendance in substance abuse services
SMMGP Clinical Update 2015 - This narrative review draws together research on the people who ‘did not attend’ for appointments in addiction services. It also pulls in evidence from the broader healthcare literature to suggest interventions that may be worth considering
SMMGP Clinical Update 2015 - This narrative review draws together research on the people who ‘did not attend’ for appointments in addiction services. It also pulls in evidence from the broader healthcare literature to suggest interventions that may be worth considering
SMMGP - Policy Update March 2015
Latest SMMGP Policy Update. Highlights include: • Alcohol and other drug use: The roles and capabilities of social workers • Prevention of drug and alcohol dependence briefing • New psychoactive substances resource pack/Project Neptune guidance • Drug driving legislation change • Peer support • Mortality among drug users in Europe • Naloxone PHE briefing
Latest SMMGP Policy Update. Highlights include: • Alcohol and other drug use: The roles and capabilities of social workers • Prevention of drug and alcohol dependence briefing • New psychoactive substances resource pack/Project Neptune guidance • Drug driving legislation change • Peer support • Mortality among drug users in Europe • Naloxone PHE briefing
Mortality among drug users in Europe: new and old challenges for public health
Analysis shows that the deaths of problem drug users are 'overwhelmingly premature and preventable'. - European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction
Analysis shows that the deaths of problem drug users are 'overwhelmingly premature and preventable'. - European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction
Polypharmacy among anabolic-androgenic steroid users: a descriptive metasynthesis
Authors findings corroborate previous suggestions of associations between the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and the use of other licit and illicit substances. - Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Authors findings corroborate previous suggestions of associations between the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and the use of other licit and illicit substances. - Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Long-Term Buprenorphine/Naloxone Outcomes for Prescription Opioid Users
This study examined outcomes over 42 months in the Clinical Trials Network 'Prescription Opioid Abuse Treatment Study' to see what, if any, improvements in abstinence from opioids was seen over a longer term.
This study examined outcomes over 42 months in the Clinical Trials Network 'Prescription Opioid Abuse Treatment Study' to see what, if any, improvements in abstinence from opioids was seen over a longer term.
Breaking the stigma: Portraying opioid use disorder as a treatable health condition
McGinty and colleagues (2015) used a vignette-based randomized experiment to address how different portrayals of persons with a mental health or substance use disorder can influence stigma-related outcomes in a number of domains.
McGinty and colleagues (2015) used a vignette-based randomized experiment to address how different portrayals of persons with a mental health or substance use disorder can influence stigma-related outcomes in a number of domains.
Outcome of long-term heroin-assisted treatment in the Netherlands
The featured study documents the progress of patients prescribed heroin in the Netherlands four years after they first started treatment.
The featured study documents the progress of patients prescribed heroin in the Netherlands four years after they first started treatment.
Hepatitis C: Inequalities in access to medicines
A study by IMS Health, based on patient treatment journey of Hepatitis C virus, investigates the current state of real-world practice and the scale of inequalities to access.
A study by IMS Health, based on patient treatment journey of Hepatitis C virus, investigates the current state of real-world practice and the scale of inequalities to access.
Death sentences and executions 2014
This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2014. - Amnesty International
This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2014. - Amnesty International
