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One size doesn’t fit all: a thematic analysis of interviews with people who have stopped participating in Narcotics Anonymous in Norway

For persons with substance use disorders (SUDs), 12-step groups (TSGs) are the most available and used peer-based recovery resource, worldwide. However, disengagement is common, and attrition may partly be due...

Authors: John-Kåre Vederhus, Magnhild Høie and Bente Birkeland

Smartphone apps for managing alcohol consumption: a literature review

Smartphone applications (apps) designed to assist users to reduce hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption show potential as an inexpensive alternative to traditional brief intervention in primary care. The a...

Authors: Stephanie Colbert, Louise Thornton and Robyn Richmond

Development of an integrated digital health intervention to promote engagement in and adherence to medication for opioid use disorder

Buprenorphine-naloxone is an evidence-based treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. However, despite its efficacy, nearly half of participants are unsuccessful in achieving stabilization (i.e., period of time follo...

Authors: Kirsten J. Langdon, Susan Ramsey, Caroline Scherzer, Kate Carey, Megan L. Ranney and Josiah Rich

Health and economic outcomes of treatment with extended-release naltrexone among pre-release prisoners with opioid use disorder (HOPPER): protocol for an evaluation of two randomized effectiveness trials

Persons with an opioid use disorder (OUD) who were incarcerated face many challenges to remaining abstinent; concomitantly, opioid-overdose is the leading cause of death among this population, with the initial...

Authors: Sean M. Murphy, Philip J. Jeng, Sabrina A. Poole, Ali Jalali, Frank J. Vocci, Michael S. Gordon, George E. Woody and Daniel Polsky

Substance use disorders and risk of suicide in a general US population: a case control study

Prior research suggests that substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with risk of suicide mortality, but most previous work has been conducted among Veterans Health Administration patients. Few studies h...

Authors: Frances L. Lynch, Edward L. Peterson, Christine Y. Lu, Yong Hu, Rebecca C. Rossom, Beth E. Waitzfelder, Ashli A. Owen-Smith, Samuel Hubley, Deepak Prabhakar, L. Keoki Williams, Arne Beck, Gregory E. Simon and Brian K. Ahmedani

Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa

Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible. We aimed to assess ...

Authors: Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Tara Gerardy, Zara von Homeyer, Andrea Schneider, Kalvanya Padayachee, Shalon Balaguru Naidoo, Klaas Mtshweni, Ayanda Matau, Harry Hausler and Monique Marks

A text message intervention for quitting cigarette smoking among young adults experiencing homelessness: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Cigarette smoking is much more prevalent among young people experiencing homelessness than in the general population of adolescents and young adults. Although many young homeless smokers are motivated to quit,...

Authors: Joan S. Tucker, Eric R. Pedersen, Sebastian Linnemayr, William G. Shadel, Maria DeYoreo and Rushil Zutshi

Guided web-based treatment program for reducing cannabis use: a randomized controlled trial

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a web-based treatment program with therapist guidance for adults and adolescents with regular cannabis use from the general population.

Authors: Kristina Sinadinovic, Magnus Johansson, Ann-Sofie Johansson, Thomas Lundqvist, Philip Lindner and Ulric Hermansson

Introduction to the special issue

This special issue of Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, “Addiction treatment access and utilization among criminal justice involved populations”, presents a series of articles on substance use disorder tr...

Authors: Andrea Finlay, Ingrid Binswanger and Christine Timko

Complementary horse-assisted therapy for substance use disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Treatment completion is the greatest challenge for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). A previous investigation showed that complementary horse-assisted therapy (cHAT) was associated with higher r...

Authors: Francesca Gatti, Espen Walderhaug, Ann Kern-Godal, Jeanette Lysell and Espen Ajo Arnevik

An intervention development for cessation of hookah smoking among Iranian women: study protocol for a systematic and theory-based approach to intervention design

Hookah smoking is an emerging global health issue, especially in Eastern Mediterranean region; and accordingly, women are at the center of this issue as they have a more positive attitude towards hookah smokin...

Authors: Sakineh Dadipoor, Gerjo Kok, Ali Heyrani, Teamur Aghamolaei, Mohtasham Ghaffari and Amin Ghanbarnezhad

Developing a clinical decision support for opioid use disorders: a NIDA center for the clinical trials network working group report

There is an urgent need for strategies to address the US epidemic of prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl-related overdoses, misuse, addiction, and diversion. Evidence-based treatment such as medications f...

Authors: Gavin B. Bart, Andrew Saxon, David A. Fiellin, Jennifer McNeely, John P. Muench, Christopher W. Shanahan, Kristen Huntley and Robert E. Gore-Langton

Use of urinary naloxone levels in a single provider practice: a case study

Urine drug monitoring for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) such as buprenorphine can help to support treatment adherence. The practice of introducing unconsumed medication directly into urine (known ...

Authors: Jill S. Warrington, Kaitlyn Booth, Gregory S. Warrington and Samuel Francis-Fath

Case report: Successful induction of buprenorphine/naloxone using a microdosing schedule and assertive outreach

The requirement for moderate withdrawal prior to initiation can be a barrier to buprenorphine/naloxone induction.

Authors: Jennifer Rozylo, Keren Mitchell, Mohammadali Nikoo, S. Elise Durante, Skye P. Barbic, Daniel Lin, Steve Mathias and Pouya Azar

Design of a randomized controlled trial to Link Infectious and Narcology Care (LINC-II) in St. Petersburg, Russia

If Russia is to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 HIV targets, better approaches to engage, effectively treat, and retain patients in care are needed. This paper describes the protocol of a randomized controlled tri...

Authors: Natalia Gnatienko, Dmitry Lioznov, Anita Raj, Elena Blokhina, Sydney Rosen, Debbie M. Cheng, Karsten Lunze, Sally Bendiks, Ve Truong, Natalia Bushara, Olga Toussova, Emily Quinn, Evgeny Krupitsky and Jeffrey H. Samet

Building a Group-Based Opioid Treatment (GBOT) blueprint: a qualitative study delineating GBOT implementation

Group-Based Opioid Treatment (GBOT) has recently emerged as a mechanism for treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the outpatient setting. However, the more practical “how to” components of succes...

Authors: Randi Sokol, Mark Albanese, Aaronson Chew, Jessica Early, Ellie Grossman, David Roll, Greg Sawin, Dominic J. Wu and Zev Schuman-Olivier

Outcomes of a novel office-based opioid treatment program in an internal medicine resident continuity practice

The integration of opioid use disorder (OUD) care and competencies in graduate medical education training is needed. Previous research shows improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and practices after exposure t...

Authors: Jarratt D. Pytell, Megan E. Buresh and Ryan Graddy

Longitudinal analysis of HIV-risk behaviors of participants in a randomized trial of prison-initiated buprenorphine

It has been estimated that approximately 15% of people who are incarcerated in the US have histories of opioid use disorder. Relapse to opioid use after release from prison poses a serious risk of HIV infectio...

Authors: Thomas R. Blue, Michael S. Gordon, Robert P. Schwartz, Kathryn Couvillion, Frank J. Vocci, Terrence T. Fitzgerald and Kevin E. O’Grady

Priming primary care providers to engage in evidence-based discussions about cannabis with patients

Cannabis use has become increasingly common in the U.S. in recent years, with legalization for medical and recreational purposes expanding to more states. With this increase in use and access, providers should...

Authors: Devan Kansagara, William C. Becker, Chelsea Ayers and Jeanette M. Tetrault

Sort of a nice distance: a qualitative study of the experiences of therapists working with internet-based treatment of problematic substance use

Internet interventions have been developed and tested for several psychiatric and somatic conditions. Few people with substance use disorders receive treatment and many drug users say that they would prefer ge...

Authors: Veronica Ekström and Magnus Johansson

The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS

For people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), alcohol consumption is associated with poor treatment outcomes and medication adherence. This pilot study examined the feasibility of using smartphones and mobile Bluet...

Authors: Carolyn Lauckner, Erica Taylor, Darshti Patel and Alexis Whitmire

Staff perceptions of prescription and over-the-counter drug dependence services in England: a qualitative study

Dependence to prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs represents an increasing public health and clinical problem both in England and internationally. However, relatively little is known about those affe...

Authors: Heidi Coombes and Richard J. Cooper

How to overcome political and legal barriers to the implementation of a drug consumption room: an application of the policy agenda framework to the Belgian situation

For more than 30 years, drug consumption rooms (DCRs) have been implemented in Western countries. DCRs are supported by a large body of evidence about public safety and public health effectiveness. However, a ...

Authors: Pierre Smith, Louis Favril, Dominique Delhauteur, Freya Vander Laenen and Pablo Nicaise

Electronic self-administered screening for substance use in adult primary care patients: feasibility and acceptability of the tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance use (myTAPS) screening tool

The TAPS Tool is a substance use screening and brief assessment instrument that was developed for use in primary care medical settings. It is one of the first screening instruments to provide rapid assessment ...

Authors: Angéline Adam, Robert P. Schwartz, Li-Tzy Wu, Geetha Subramaniam, Eugene Laska, Gaurav Sharma, Saima Mili and Jennifer McNeely

A cross sectional survey of internet use among a highly socially disadvantaged population of tobacco smokers

Tobacco smoking is highest among population groups which are the most socially disadvantaged. Internet-based smoking cessation programs have been found to be effective, though rates of internet access are not ...

Authors: Sam McCrabb, Laura Twyman, Kerrin Palazzi, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Christine Paul and Billie Bonevski

Perceptions of extended-release naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine treatments following release from jail

Few studies have documented patient attitudes and experiences with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) opioid relapse prevention in criminal justice settings. This study assessed barriers and facilitators of ...

Authors: Melissa Velasquez, Mara Flannery, Ryan Badolato, Alexandria Vittitow, Ryan D. McDonald, Babak Tofighi, Ann R. Garment, Jonathan Giftos and Joshua D. Lee

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Implementing risk stratification to the treatment of adolescent substance use among youth involved in the juvenile justice system: protocol of a hybrid type I trial

Youth involved in the juvenile justice system (YIJJ) have high rates of substance use problems; however, rates of YIJJ engagement in substance use services is low. Barriers to service engagement include lack o...

Authors: Matthew C. Aalsma, Allyson L. Dir, Tamika C. B. Zapolski, Leslie A. Hulvershorn, Patrick O. Monahan, Lisa Saldana and Zachary W. Adams

Leveraging the role of community pharmacists in the prevention, surveillance, and treatment of opioid use disorders

The global rise in opioid-related harms has impacted the United States severely. Current efforts to manage the opioid crisis have prompted a re-evaluation of many of the existing roles in the healthcare system...

Authors: Paxton Bach and Daniel Hartung

Ask about smoking, not quitting: a chronic disease approach to assessing and treating tobacco use

Tobacco use is a chronic relapsing disease, and remains the leading cause of preventable death in much of the world. Increasingly, tobacco use, chiefly cigarette smoking, is being framed as a chronic disease, ...

Authors: Steven L. Bernstein and Benjamin A. Toll

Development of a tailored, telehealth intervention to address chronic pain and heavy drinking among people with HIV infection: integrating perspectives of patients in HIV care

Chronic pain and heavy drinking commonly co-occur and can influence the course of HIV. There have been no interventions designed to address both of these conditions among people living with HIV (PLWH), and non...

Authors: Tibor P. Palfai, Jessica L. Taylor, Richard Saitz, Maya P. L. Kratzer, John D. Otis and Judith A. Bernstein

Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment

Buprenorphine is a critically important treatment for addressing the opioid epidemic, but there are virtually no studies of physicians’ job satisfaction with providing buprenorphine. Physicians’ job satisfacti...

Authors: Hannah K. Knudsen, Randy Brown, Nora Jacobson, Julie Horst, Jee-Seon Kim, Elizabeth Collier, Sanford Starr, Lynn M. Madden, Eric Haram, Alexander Toy and Todd Molfenter

Commentary on physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment by Knudsen et al.

Authors: Gavin Bart and Jeffrey Samet

An online alcohol and risky sex prevention program for college students studying abroad: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

This study protocol describes a proposed randomized controlled trial that builds upon a successful pilot intervention study to address problematic and dangerous drinking among young adult college students stud...

Authors: Eric R. Pedersen, Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Joseph W. LaBrie, Coreen Farris, David J. Klein and Beth Ann Griffin

Medicaid expansion and treatment for opioid use disorders in Oregon: an interrupted time-series analysis

The study examined the association of the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 Medicaid expansion on the use of psychosocial services and pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorders among Oregon Medicaid recipients.

Authors: Dennis McCarty, Yifan Gu, John W. McIlveen and Bonnie K. Lind

Does an adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills training programme result in positive outcomes for participants with a dual diagnosis? A mixed methods study

Treating severe emotional dysregulation and co-occurring substance misuse is challenging. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive and evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder...

Authors: Daniel Flynn, Mary Joyce, Ailbhe Spillane, Conal Wrigley, Paul Corcoran, Aoife Hayes, Marian Flynn, David Wyse, Barry Corkery and Brid Mooney

Rural access to MAT in Pennsylvania (RAMP): a hybrid implementation study protocol for medication assisted treatment adoption among rural primary care providers

The continued escalation of opioid use disorder (OUD) calls for heightened vigilance to implement evidence-based care across the US. Rural care providers and patients have limited resources, and a number of ba...

Authors: Gerald Cochran, Evan S. Cole, Jack Warwick, Julie M. Donohue, Adam J. Gordon, Walid F. Gellad, Todd Bear, David Kelley, Ellen DiDomenico and Jan Pringle

Correction to: Emergency department screening and interventions for substance use disorders

In the version of this article that was originally published [1], some information in the “Background” section was erroneously omitted.

Authors: Kathryn Hawk and Gail D’Onofrio

Factors associated with willingness to wear an electronic overdose detection device

North America is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Although take-home naloxone and other measures have been an effective strategy to reduce overdoses, many events are unwitnessed and mortality remai...

Authors: Keith Ahamad, Huiru Dong, Cheyenne Johnson, Kanna Hyashi, Kora DeBeck, M. J. Milloy and Evan Wood

Short screening tools for risky drinking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: modified AUDIT-C and a new approach

Alcohol consumption among Indigenous Australians can involve a stop-start pattern of drinking, with consumption well above recommended guidelines on each occasion. Such intermittent drinking patterns can make ...

Authors: K. S. Kylie Lee, James H. Conigrave, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Sarah Callinan, Robin Room, Tanya N. Chikritzhs, Tim Slade, Noel Hayman, Geoffrey Leggat and Katherine M. Conigrave

HIV care provider perceptions and approaches to managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary HIV care settings: a qualitative study

HIV care providers often serve as the specialist and the primary care point-of-contact for persons living with HIV (PLWH) and unhealthy alcohol use. The purpose of the present qualitative study was to understa...

Authors: Natalie E. Chichetto, Zachary L. Mannes, Megan K. Allen, Robert L. Cook and Nicole Ennis

Low barrier buprenorphine treatment for persons experiencing homelessness and injecting heroin in San Francisco

Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH), despite effective medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). In 2016, the San Francisco Street Medicine Team piloted a lo...

Authors: Jamie Carter, Barry Zevin and Paula J. Lum

Primary care engagement is associated with increased pharmacotherapy prescribing for alcohol use disorder (AUD)

Primary care provider skills such as screening, longitudinal monitoring, and medication management are generalizable to prescribing alcohol use disorder (AUD) pharmacotherapy. The association between primary c...

Authors: Paul J. Joudrey, Mat Kladney, Chinazo O. Cunningham and Marcus A. Bachhuber

Buprenorphine unobserved “home” induction: a survey of Ontario’s addiction physicians

Ontario patients on opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are often prescribed methadone instead of buprenorphine, despite the latter’s superior safety profile. Ontario OAT providers were surveyed to better understan...

Authors: Anita Srivastava, Meldon Kahan, Pamela Leece and Alison McAndrew

Asking about the last four drinking occasions on a tablet computer as a way to record alcohol consumption in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a validation

Alcohol consumption among Indigenous Australians can be irregular, depending on social and geographic context. The Finnish method uses the last four drinking occasions to estimate drinking quantity and pattern...

Authors: K. S. Kylie Lee, James H. Conigrave, Sarah Callinan, Scott Wilson, Robin Room, Jimmy Perry, Tim Slade, Tanya N. Chikritzhs, Noel Hayman, Teagan Weatherall, Geoffrey Leggat, Dennis Gray and Katherine M. Conigrave

A conceptual model for understanding post-release opioid-related overdose risk

Post-release opioid-related overdose mortality is the leading cause of death among people released from jails or prisons (PRJP). Informed by the proximate determinants framework, this paper presents the Post-R...

Authors: Paul J. Joudrey, Maria R. Khan, Emily A. Wang, Joy D. Scheidell, E. Jennifer Edelman, D. Keith McInnes and Aaron D. Fox

Intervention for alcohol use disorders at an HIV care clinic in Harare: a pilot and feasibility study

Alcohol use in HIV infected patients is associated with risky sexual behaviour, poor adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, treatment failure and increased physiologic harm. The objectives of the s...

Authors: Munyaradzi Madhombiro, Bazondlile Dube, Michelle Dube, Moleen Zunza, Dixon Chibanda, Simbarashe Rusakaniko and Soraya Seedat

“They didn’t give up on me”: a women’s transitions clinic from the perspective of re-entering women

Women recently released from incarceration have increased rates of co-occurring substance use, physical health, and mental health disorders. During re-entry, they face challenges navigating needed health servi...

Authors: Katherine Thomas, John L. Wilson, Precious Bedell and Diane S. Morse

Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

Tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking (HED) commonly co-occur in young adults. We developed and tested usability of the Smoking Tobacco and Drinking (STAND) intervention for young adults delivered on Facebook.

Authors: Danielle E. Ramo, Meredith C. Meacham, Manpreet Kaur, Ella S. Corpuz, Judith J. Prochaska and Derek D. Satre

Increased demand for amphetamine treatment in rural Australia

A substantial increase in substance treatment episodes for methamphetamine problems suggests characteristics of the treatment population could have changed and that targeted treatment programs are required. To...

Authors: Julaine Allan, Ryan H. L. Ip, Michael Kemp and Nicole Snowdon