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Drugs and Alcohol Group (68)
Opioids abuse and dependence (23)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological detoxification interventions (7)
Alpha2-adrenergic agonists for the management of opioid withdrawal
Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal
Detoxification treatments for opiate dependent adolescents
Methadone at tapered doses for the management of opioid withdrawal
Opioid antagonists under heavy sedation or anaesthesia for opioid withdrawal
Opioid antagonists with minimal sedation for opioid withdrawal
Pharmacological therapies for management of opium withdrawal (protocol stage)
Pharmacological maintenance interventions (11)
Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence
Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin dependents
LAAM maintenance vs methadone maintenance for heroin dependence
Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
Maintenance treatments for opiate dependent adolescent
Methadone maintenance at different dosages for opioid dependence
Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence
Oral naltrexone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence
Pharmacological therapies for maintenance treatments of opium dependency (protocol stage)
Substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
Sustained-Release Naltrexone For Opioid Dependence
Psychosocial interventions (3)
Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments versus pharmacological treatments for opioid detoxification
Psychosocial combined with agonist maintenance treatments versus agonist maintenance treatments alone for treatment of opioid dependence
Psychosocial treatment for opiate abuse and dependence
Opioid acute intoxication interventions (0)
Other (2)
Inpatient versus other settings for detoxification for opioid dependence
Traditional chinese medicine for opioid withdrawal syndrome (protocol stage)
Alcohol abuse and dependence (19)
Preventive interventions (2)
Primary prevention for alcohol misuse in young people
Social norms interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in University or College students
Pharmacological interventions (9)
Acamprosate for alcohol dependence (protocol stage)
Anticonvulsants for alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines for alcohol withdrawal
Disulphiram for alcohol dependence (protocol stage)
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) for treatment of alcohol withdrawal and prevention of relapses (protocol stage)
Opioid antagonists for alcohol dependence
Pharmacologic Interventions for Pregnant Women Enrolled in Alcohol Treatment
Psychotropic analgesic nitrous oxide for alcoholic withdrawal states
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of alcohol use disorders (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions (6)
Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programmes for alcohol dependence
Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards
Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations
Motivational interviewing for the prevention of alcohol misuse in young people (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions for alcohol use disorders (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions for women enrolled in alcohol treatment during pregnancy.
Alcohol acute intoxication interventions (0)
Other (2)
Managed alcohol as a harm reduction intervention for alcohol addiction in populations at high risk for substance abuse (protocol stage)
Workplace interventions for alcohol and other drug problems (protocol stage)
Cocaine abuse and dependence (9)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (7)
Anticonvulsants for cocaine dependence
Antidepressants for cocaine dependence
Antipsychotic medications for cocaine dependence
Carbamazepine for cocaine dependence (withdrawn)
Disulfiram for the treatment of cocaine dependence (protocol stage)
Dopamine agonists for cocaine dependence
Efficacy of Psychostimulant Drugs for Cocaine Dependence (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions (1)
Psychosocial interventions for cocaine and psychostimulant amphetamines related disorders
Cocaine and other psychostimulants acute intoxication interventions (0)
Other (1)
Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence
Amphetamine and amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) abuse and dependence (3)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (3)
Treatment for amphetamine dependence and abuse
Treatment for amphetamine psychosis
Treatment for amphetamine withdrawal
Psychosocial interventions (0)
Amphetamine and ATS acute intoxication interventions (0)
Other (0)
Hallucinogens abuse and dependence (0)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (0)
Psychosocial interventions (0)
Other (0)
Cannabis abuse and dependence (1)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (0)
Psychosocial interventions (1)
Psychotherapeutic interventions for cannabis abuse and/or dependence in outpatient settings
Other (0)
Inhalants (1)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (1)
Treatment for inhalant dependence and abuse (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions (0)
Other (0)
Iatrogenic use of prescribed drugs (1)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (1)
Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine mono-dependence management in outpatient settings
Psychosocial interventions (0)
Other (0)
Polydrug (10)
Preventive interventions (2)
Interventions for prevention of drug use by young people delivered in non-school settings
School-based prevention for illicit drugs' use
Pharmacological interventions (1)
Effectiveness and safety of topiramate for drug dependents (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions (5)
Case management for persons with substance use disorders
Mentoring of children and adolescents for preventing drug and alcohol use. (protocol stage)
Motivational interviewing for substance abuse (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions for pregnant women in outpatient illicit drug treatment programs compared to other interventions
Therapeutic communities for substance related disorder
Pharmacological and/or psychosocial interventions (1)
Interventions for drug-using offenders in the courts, secure establishments and the community.
Other (1)
Workplace interventions for alcohol and other drug problems (protocol stage)
Otherdrug (1)
Preventive interventions (0)
Pharmacological interventions (1)
Treatment for Methaqualone dependence in adults
Psychosocial interventions (0)