EMCDDA. Maximising access to drug treatment while minimising diversion of medications — new EMCDDA report looks at striking the balance Opioid substitution treatment (OST) is a key evidence-based tool used to manage opioid dependence and improve re…

Factors associated with early and later dropout from methadone maintenance treatment in specialist addiction clinics: a six-year cohort study using proportional hazards frailty models for recurrent treatment episodes.  Durand L, Boland F, O'Dr…

Three-month outcomes from a patient-centered program to treat opioid use disorder in Iowa, USA.  Lynch AC, Weber AN, Hedden S, Sabbagh S, Arndt S, Acion L.  Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2021 Jan 12;16(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13011-021-0034…

Developing a clinical decision support for opioid use disorders: a NIDA center for the clinical trials network working group report.  Bart GB, Saxon A, Fiellin DA, McNeely J, Muench JP, Shanahan CW, Huntley K, Gore-Langton RE.  Addict Sc…

Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa.  Scheibe A, Shelly S, Gerardy T, von Homeyer Z, Schneider A, Padayachee K, Naidoo SB, Mt…

Mobile telephone delivered contingency management for encouraging adherence to supervised methadone consumption: feasibility study for an RCT of clinical and cost-effectiveness (TIES).  Taylor D, Scott J, Strang J.  Pilot Feasibility Stu…