USA. New care model closes significant gap in addiction treatment Study finds inpatient addiction consult service helps engage patients in medication treatment. (Boston Medical Center, 08.11.2017) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/b…

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USA. Methadone Maintenance Plus It’s the basic unit of most drug-free approaches. What would happen if it could be incorporated into the OTP curriculum? (...) The FMS and IRETA staff decided to pilot a closed, 12 week group experience built…

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Estimating treatment coverage for people with substance use disorders: an analysis of data from the World Mental Health Surveys. Degenhardt L, Glantz M, Evans-Lacko S, Sadikova E, Sampson N, Thornicroft G, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J…