National Drug Prevention Alliance & PPP

Research - Treatment/Addiction

Implementation of evidence-based substance use disorder continuing care interventions.
New research ‘makes the case’ for investment in young people’s drug and alcohol treatment
Heroin vaccine works for lab rats
Treating heavy smokers in primary care with the nicotine nasal spray: randomized placebo-controlled trial
£60,000 cost of keeping an addict on drugs
Drug addiction: the neurobiology of disrupted self-control
Addiction: Pulling at the Neural Threads of Social Behaviors
Promising Treatment for Heroin Dependency
Study Reveals New Strategy for Reducing Alcohol Craving
Methadone treatment 97% ineffective.
Alcohol treatment aids wives and children too
Teenage therapy ‘reduces binge drinking’
Glasgow study reveals addiction recovery factors
Experimental Treatments for Cocaine Addiction May Prevent Relapse
Studies Demonstrate Analgesic Properties Of Synthetic Cannabinoid
Tiny RNA Molecule Could Prevent Cocaine Addiction
Counselor skill influences outcomes of brief motivational interventions.
Translating effective web-based self-help for problem drinking into the real world.
Drugs Figures Paint Incorrect Pictures Of Misuse
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis: High on the Differential for Intractable Vomiting
Cannabis health woes for older users
Research Offers Hope For Alcoholics
Readiness for change and drug use outcomes after treatment
12-Step Treatment More Effective than Alternative, Study Says
Brief skills training is effective to curb college drinking
Calif. Tobacco Prevention Program Credited with Cutting Smoking
Adolescent Brains Not Ready to Avoid Risks, Study Says
Plant extract may block cannabis addiction
Drug Blocks THC Effects, Study Says
NHS to prescribe pill that eases smokers’ cravings
Vitamin K May Reduce Risk of Alcohol Dependence
Hopkins Study Shows Languishing Addictions Drug Really Works
Rise witnessed in child cocaine treatment
Electrical Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Cocaine Treatment,
Technology new gateway into treatment for problem alcohol use
Enhancement of cocaine’s abuse liability in methadone maintenance patients
Evaluation of the biochemical mechanisms involved in methadone failure in vivo.
Review of heroin-blocking implant urged
Once-a-month Naltrexone Successfully Used To Treat Alcohol Dependence
Homeless youth need more than drug rehab
Family History Of Alcoholism Affects Response To Drug Used To Treat Heavy Drinking
Once-a-month Naltrexone Successfully Used To Treat Alcohol Dependence
Gene Variant Predicts Medication Response In Patients With Alcohol Dependence
Nicotine Hinders Chemotherapy, Study Finds
Ondansetron shown to be a viable treatment option for opioid addiction
Injections Of Licorice Ingredient Show Promise As Treatment For Cocaine Addiction
Commonly Available Drug Found To Treat Opioid Addiction
Safer Methadone Use For Treatment Of Pain And Addiction
Breakthrough For Heroin Addiction Treatment
Study: Substance-abuse funding skimps on prevention
A Drug for Kleptomania? – Naltrexone curbs shoplifting.
Anti Craving Drug Speeds Toward Market
Nausea Drug Shows Promise for Treating Opioid Withdrawal
Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) for alcohol and drug use disorders: a meta-analysis.
Site For Alcohol’s Action In The Brain Discovered
Maintenance treatment with buprenorphine and naltrexone
Topiramate Shows Promise in Cocaine Addiction
Pharmaceutical Advances on Alcohol Addiction
Research on Alcohol Patch Underway
Treating Cocaine Addiction with Viruses
Opioid Addiction Drug Orlaam Linked To Life Threatening Cardiac Disorders
Study Compares Prison and Non-Prison Treatment
Buprenorphine
European Studies on Burenorphine
Research leads to more effective methods of treating drug addictions
Drug Courts Work
Long-Term Treatment Yields Greatest Drug-Use Reductions
Family Treatment Shows Promise in Stopping Chain of Addiction
Juvenile Treatment Court Develops Mentoring Program
Brain Reprogramming, Vaccines Among Future Addiction Cures
Buprenorphine – Fewer Side Effects than Methadone
Buprenorphine in treatment of IV Drug Use
Cocaine, Meth Produce Different Highs
Kudzu: The Weed that Fights Alcoholism
Pot Shock
Progress Made on Addiction Vaccine
Recently Discovered Neurotransmitter Involved in Pleasure, Reward
Recovery Schools Support Sobriety for Young People
Snacks Used to Ease Recovery
Study Looks at Tranquilizers Used to Ease Withdrawal
AA: Attend Early and Often
Cash Rewards for Quitting Meth
AA Attendance and Abstinence
Cannabis therapy ‘may be harmful’
Comparison of Voluntary and Enforced Treatment
Drug Addiction Treatment Sees Drop In Success Rate
Largely Unnoticed Agent May Be Effective Smoking Deterrent
Natural Remission and Relapse
New Genetic Study May Provide New Tools for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment
New medication appears effective in helping smokers kick the habit
Seeking Help Could Quadruple the Likelihood of Abstinence
Social messaging make women harder to treat
The Economic Benefits of Drug Treatment: A Critical Review of the Evidence for Policy Makers
Drug that curbs Nicotine Craving may do same for Cocaine
Vaccine Against Effects Of Cocaine Nearly Ready For Clinical Trials
More Teens Treated for Addiction Study Finds
Exposure-Response Therapy Showing Positive Results
Snippets from SAMHSA
Methadone substitution for heroin addiction is not the only effective treatment
Animals exposed to Marijuana’s active component will self-administer the drug
Young Marijuana Smokers at Highest Addiction Risk
Drug Courts Pay Off
Cocaine Addiction Could Be All In Your Genes
Cannabis pain relief without the high
Cocaine addiction and drug counselling reduce use and significantly decrease HIV
The Drug Abuse Warning Network tracks emergency department and drug mortality statistics in the United States
Report Shows More People in Treatment Started Using Drugs at an Earlier Age
Methadone substitution for heroin addiction is not the only effective treatment
Meth abuse causes more emergency room visits than all other drugs
Genetics Plays Role In Relapse Of Illicit Drug-seeking Behavior
Cannabis ‘linked to aggression’
Smoking and depression
Genetics Plays A Role In The Relapse Of Drug-seeking Behaviour In Humans
Cocaine’s chemical ‘switch’ stays turned on
Long-term alcohol abstinence reverses some brain structural changes
Prisoners Complain About Drug Treatment Programmes
Update on the profile and circumstances of today’s drug-use fatality
Methadone Maintenance as Treatment for Heroin Addiction
Methadone dose increase, and abstinence reinforcement, for treatment of continued use during methadone maintenance
Genetic Links
Drugs: Treatment Works