Substance Use Disorder

Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centres with SBIRT services

Scientific article

14 July 2021

Brief treatment (BT) or regular outpatient alcohol use or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a key element of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. It can be an effective, short-term, and low...

Disentangling substance use and related problems: urgency predicts substance-related problems beyond the degree of use

Scientific article

7 July 2021

Background: Substance use disorders are reliably associated with high impulsivity and sensation seeking. Importantly, both precede problematic substance use, implicating them as risk factors. Individuals with substance use disorders show...

Smoking among inpatients in treatment for substance use disorders: prevalence and effect on mental health and quality of life

Scientific article

11 May 2021

Background: Smoking is still prevalent among people with substance use disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among patients in treatment for substance use disorders and to analyze the effect of...

An Integrative Review of Measuring Caregiver Burden in Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

23 September 2020

Abstract Background: Family caregivers contribute to engagement in treatment and adherence, reduced substance misuse and relapse, and increased well-being of recipients with substance use disorder. However, providing care has also been...

Canadian Guidelines on Alcohol Use Disorder Among Older Adults

Scientific article

23 March 2020

Open Access article: Abstract Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is an increasingly common, under-recognized, and under-treated health concern in older adults. Its prevalence is expected to reach unprecedented levels as the Canadian...

Starting the Conversation – Substance Use Disorders and Intimate Partner Violence

25 March 2021

Washington DC

United States

Register now: https://umsystem.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HrsigrniS1SD7f6A1EROoA

Thursday, March 25, 2021 01:00 PM (EST, Washington, DC time)

Building Strength and Resilience During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Parents with Substance Use Disorders

18 December 2020

Online

Join ICUDDR on Friday Dec 18th at 12 noon EST for a Twitter chat with esteemed researcher, Professor, and Executive Director of the UNC Horizons Program, Hendrée E. Jones, PhD about helping parents with SUDs cope during the COVID19 pandemic.

Tag questions and comments with #ParentingSUD.

Sex and Gender Effects in Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

Scientific article

19 November 2020

The current article provides a summary of biopsychosocial gender differences in alcohol use disorder (AUD), then reviews existing literature on gender differences in treatment access, retention, outcomes, and longer-term recovery. Among...

Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

Scientific article

11 March 2020

Abstract Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...

The Americans with Disabilities Act: SUDs and Barriers to Treatment and Recovery

27 May 2020

Webinar

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