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Cochrane EvidencePublished 11 May 2011
Motivational interviewing is a short psychological treatment that can help people cut down on drugs and alcohol
More than 76 million people worldwide have alcohol problems, and another 15 million have drug problems. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a psychological treatment that aims to help people cut down or stop using drugs and alcohol. The drug abuser and counsellor typically meet between one and four times for about one hour each time. The counsellor expresses ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 25 Jan 2006
Therapeutic communities for substance related disorder
Therapeutic communities (TCs) are a popular treatment for the rehabilitation of drug users. The results of this review show that there is little evidence that TCs offer significant benefits in comparison with other residential treatment, or that one type of TC is better than another. Prison TC may be better than prison on it's own or Mental Health Treatment ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 25 Jan 2006
Interventions delivered to young people in non-school settings for the prevention of drug use
Drug use is widespread among young people including those still at school.Taking drugs is not a medical problem in itself but can affect physical andmental health and social functioning. People may become dependent on drugs, and use of low risk illicit drugs can escalate into use of higher riskdrugs. In schools, programs have been introduced to prevent ...