Se analiza la agrupabilidad como recurso prioritario a tener en cuenta en el trabajo con población con consumos problemáticos.

As ICUDDR will be hosting a few learning collaboratives in the coming year, I thought I would post an article of the effectiveness of collaboratives in improving care quality.

Source: Degenhardt L, Bharat C, Glantz MD, et al. Association of Cohort and Individual Substance Use With Risk of Transitioning to Drug Use, Drug Use Disorder, and Remission From Disorder: Findings From the World Mental Health Surveys. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online March 13, 201976(7):708–720...

Summary This call for proposals seeks to provide the research evidence needed to effect real and practical changes to improve adolescent health in LMICs. Applicants should clearly identify the health issues and/or risk factors to be addressed. Proposals should explore how interventions can be...

Addiction Debate Source: Kiluk, B. D., Fitzmaurice, G. M., Strain, E. C., & Weiss, R. D. (2019). What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?. Addiction, 114(1), 9-15...

Source: STANFORD Magazine https://stanfordmag.org/contents/this-is-your-brain-on New science tells us how to better manage our addictions. MARCH 2019

Notice Number: NOT-TW-19-003 Purpose The purpose of this Notice is to solicit administrative supplement applications for implementation research/ research training to existing awards on brain and nervous system related topics in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One-year supplements to...

Source: Baziar, S., Aqamolaei, A., Khadem, E., Mortazavi, S. H., Naderi, S., Sahebolzamani, E., ... & Akhondzadeh, S. (2019). Crocus sativus L. Versus Methylphenidate in Treatment of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind Pilot Study. Journal of Child and...

A number of treatments can help smokers make a successful quit attempt, but many initially successful quitters relapse over time. Several interventions have been proposed to help prevent relapse. A recent study has examined whether specific interventions for relapse prevention reduce the proportion...

Kosten, T. R., & Baxter, L. E. (2019). Effective management of opioid withdrawal symptoms: A gateway to opioid dependence treatment. The American journal on addictions.doi: 10.1111/ajad.12862

Online and open access Ekendahl, Mats, Josefin Månsson, and Patrik Karlsson. "Risk and responsibilization: resistance and compliance in Swedish treatment for youth cannabis use." Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (2018): 1-9.

There is no point in doing research if your results aren't implemented in the real world!