Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) confers a prodigious burden of disease, disability,
premature mortality, and high economic costs from lost productivity, accidents, violence …

Background Despite widespread implementation of compulsory treatment modalities for
drug dependence, there has been no systematic evaluation of the scientific evidence on the …

Aim A 3year update with 59 new controlled trials is provided for the ongoing Mesa Grande
project reviewing clinical trials of treatments for alcohol use disorders. The project …

Foreword This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical
problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of …

Which behaviour patterns are detrimental to health? Why do people engage in such
behaviour, even if they know about its negative effects? How can people be influenced to …

Objective: Following in the footsteps of several prior attempts, this review seeks a
meaningful and data-based answer to the common question of how people fare, on …

Background Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization of recovering
alcoholics that offers emotional support through selfhelp groups and a model of abstinence …

Rigorous reviews of the science on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) indicate
that AA and related 12-step treatment are at least as helpful as other intervention …

This paper describes four related theories that specify common social processes that protect
individuals from developing substance use disorders and may underlie effective …

This paper reviews the literature investigating relapse to alcohol and drug use among
individuals dually diagnosed with a substance use and a co-occurring mood, anxiety …