BackgroundHeroin-assisted treatment has been found to be effective for people with severe
opioid dependence who are not interested in or do poorly on methadone maintenance.…

Background and Aims Despite ambiguous evidence for the effectiveness of alcohol screening
with brief interventions (BI) in emergency departments (ED), ambition for their widespread …

Aims To compare the efficacy of slow‐release oral morphine ( SROM ) and methadone as
maintenance medication for opioid dependence in patients previously treated with methadone…

Aims Trials in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain have found that heroin‐assisted treatment
(HAT) as maintenance treatment for opioid‐dependent patients reduces illicit drug use. …

Background: Many studies have examined factors associated with the first onset of cannabis
use and abuse. Currently, there is relatively little research regarding conditions under which …

Background For alcohol, regulating availability is an effective way to reduce consumption
and harm. Similarly, the higher availability of medical cannabis dispensaries has been linked …

In order to evaluate the impact of consumption rooms (CRs) on the promotion of health among
drug users and the reduction of the public nuisance of drug use, a study examining CRs …

Background and aims There is limited evidence on what shapes amphetamine‐type stimulant
(ATS) use trajectories. This systematic narrative review and qualitative synthesis aimed to …

Purpose Opioid dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder. Despite increasing research on
quality of life (QOL) in people with opioid dependence, little attention has been paid to the …

Opioid substitution treatment (OST) for opioid dependence may be limited by adverse
events (AEs). Increasing the range of therapeutic options optimizes outcomes and facilitates …