Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an adjustable, reversible, non-destructive neurosurgical
intervention using implanted electrodes to deliver electrical pulses to areas in the brain. DBS …

Background Little is known about risk factors for repeated opioid overdose and fatal opioid
overdose in the first year following nonfatal opioid overdose. Methods We identified a …

Background Despite the growing prevalence of prescription opioid dependence,
longitudinal studies have not examined long-term treatment response. The current study …

There continues to be a debate on whether addiction is best understood as a brain disease
or a moral condition. This debate, which may influence both the stigma attached to addiction …

Background Polydrug use may challenge effective treatment for substance use disorders.
We evaluate whether secondary substance use modifies the association between treatment …

Background Historically, issues relating to problem substance use among older people have
received little attention, and have only recently been recognised. Methods A literature review …

This study examined the impact of prison-initiated methadone maintenance at 12 months
postrelease. Males with preincarceration heroin dependence (N= 204) were randomly …

Objective: To review the literature on mental health and psychiatric morbidity in prison
populations and relate findings to a Danish study on remand prisoners. Method: The …

The study of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) is historically marked by three stages: 1) the
investigation of AOD-related social and personal pathologies, 2) the development of …

The purpose of this paper is to review the research related to the 12 guiding principles of
recovery and the 17 elements of recovery-oriented systems of care developed through the …