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Acamprosate for alcohol dependence (protocol stage)
Acupuncture for alcohol dependence (title stage)
Acupuncture for opioid dependence (protocol stage)
Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programmes for alcohol dependence
Alpha2-adrenergic agonists for the management of opioid withdrawal
Anticonvulsants for alcohol withdrawal
Anticonvulsants for cocaine dependence
Antidepressants for cocaine dependence
Antipsychotic medications for cocaine dependence
Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence
Benzodiazepines for alcohol withdrawal
Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards (protocol stage)
Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal
Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence
withdrawn
Carbamazepine for cocaine dependence
Case management for persons with substance use disorders
Compulsory treatment compared to voluntary treatment for users of illegal drugs (title stage)
Detoxification treatments for opiate dependent adolescents (protocol stage)
Disulphiram for alcohol dependence (protocol stage)
Disulphiram for the treatment of cocaine dependence (protocol stage)
Dopamine agonists for cocaine dependence
New
Effectiveness and safety of topiramate for drug dependents (protocol stage)
Updated
Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations
New
Efficacy of Psychostimulant Drugs for Cocaine Dependence (protocol stage)
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) for prevention and treatment of alcohol withdrawal (protocol stage)
Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin dependents
Updated
Inpatient versus other settings for detoxification for opioid dependence
Interventions for drug-using offenders in the courts, secure establishments and the community.
Interventions for prevention of drug use by young people delivered in non-school settings
Interventions for retention in drug abuse treatment (title stage)
LAAM maintenance vs methadone maintenance for heroin dependence
Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
Maintenance treatments for opiate dependent adolescent (protocol stage)
Managed alcohol as a harm reduction intervention for alcohol addiction in populations at high risk for substance abuse (protocol stage)
New
Mentoring of children and adolescents for preventing drug and alcohol use. (protocol stage)
Updated
Methadone at tapered doses for the management of opioid withdrawal
Methadone maintenance at different dosages for opioid dependence
Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence
Motivational interviewing for the prevention of alcohol misuse in young people (protocol stage)
withdrawn
Neuroelectric stimulation for the management of opioid withdrawal (protocol stage)
Ondansetron for alcohol dependence syndrome (title stage)
Opioid agonist maintenance for opioid dependent patients in prison (title stage)
Opioid antagonists for alcohol dependence
Opioid antagonists under heavy sedation or anaesthesia for opioid withdrawal
Opioid antagonists with minimal sedation for opioid withdrawal
Oral naltrexone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence
withdrawn
Parenting programmes for preventing tobacco, alcohol or drugs abuse in children under 18 (protocol stage)
New
Pharmacologic Interventions for Pregnant Women Enrolled in Alcohol Treatment (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine mono-dependence management in outpatient settings
Pharmacological therapies for maintenance of opium dependency (title stage)
Pharmacological therapies for management of opium withdrawal (title stage)
Primary prevention for alcohol misuse in young people
Psychological interventions for family members of alcohol misusers (title stage)
Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments versus pharmacological treatments for opioid detoxification
Updated
Psychosocial combined with agonist maintenance treatments versus agonist maintenance treatments alone for treatment of opioid dependence
Psychosocial interventions for alcohol use disorders (protocol stage)
Psychosocial interventions for co-occurring depression and substance use (title stage)
Psychosocial interventions for cocaine and psychostimulant amphetamines related disorders
Psychosocial interventions for pregnant women in outpatient illicit drug treatment programs compared to other interventions
Psychosocial interventions for substance abuse and misuse in young people (title stage)
Psychosocial interventions for women enrolled in alcohol treatment during pregnancy.
Psychosocial treatment for opiate abuse and dependence
Psychotherapeutic interventions for cannabis abuse and/or dependence in outpatient settings
Psychotropic analgesic nitrous oxide for alcoholic withdrawal states
School-based prevention for illicit drugs' use
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of alcohol use disorders (protocol stage)
Slow-release oral morphine for problematic heroin users (title stage)
Social norms interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in University or College students (protocol stage)
Substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
Sustained-Release Naltrexone For Opioid Dependence
The effectiveness of positive reinforcement techniques for relapse prevention among drug addicts (title stage)
Therapeutic communities for substance related disorder
Traditional chinese medicine for opioid withdrawal syndrome (protocol stage)
Treatment for amphetamine dependence and abuse
Updated
Treatment for amphetamine psychosis
Treatment for amphetamine withdrawal
Treatment for inhalant dependence and abuse (title stage)
Treatment for Methaqualone dependence in adults
Workplace interventions for alcohol and other drug problems (title stage)