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DOCTORS AND DRUGS; MEDICAL TREATMENT OF DEPENDENT DRINKING Seminal and key research selected, explained and explored. First cell of row three enters the domain of doctors and drugs, starting with the study from 1970s London bold enough to...

In February 2019, the UK government appointed Professor Dame Carol Black to undertake an independent review of drugs. The aim of the review was to inform the government’s thinking on what more can be done to tackle the harm that drugs cause...

THE ‘COMMON FACTORS’ AT THE HEART OF TREATMENT The first cell in row two of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix initiates our investigation of treatment as opposed to brief interventions, discussing seminal and key research relevant across...

FINDING AND ADVISING RISKY DRINKERS Time to consolidate the lessons of the last five instalments of our course on alcohol treatment research, developing your understanding of seminal and key research evaluating a core public health strategy...

This week we focus on one section of the commentary on the matrix cell released last week which explored management’s influence on screening/brief intervention for risky drinking. A major issue facing management is whether to strongly...