Index for
slide deck
Introduction
Treatment and intervention principles
Introduction to treatment
Introduction to treatment
Overview of approaches to treating addiction
Historically, approaches to illicit substances have encompassed a spectrum ranging from open use to prohibition.3 The 20th century is full of examples of national, and international, attempts to control the use and trade of substances of…
NIDA principles of effective treatment
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research-based guide, there are 13 principles that guide effective drug treatment, detailed on the slide.2 Generated by consensus among experts, the principles have an empirical basis, from…
Components of comprehensive drug abuse treatment
Addiction is typically a long-term illness, often involving relapse; therefore, treatment should not be seen as a single event, but rather a process of intervention and monitoring – highlighting the importance of treatment retention.1 Whatever form…
Non-pharmacological therapies – psychotherapies and other interventions
Non-pharmacological therapies – psychotherapies and other interventions
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
A brief outline of the theoretical underpinning of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is given on the slide.1 Practitioners of CBT recognise that, behind the substance-use and dependence phenotypes, lie a complex set of biological, genetic, environmental,…
Other psychotherapies for substance-use disorders
Many different therapies have been studied in the treatment of substance-use disorders, with varying degrees of supporting evidence. 7 A wide-ranging network meta-analysis compared various psychosocial interventions for individuals with cocaine and amphetamine addiction and found…
Non-pharmacological therapies for addictive disorders
This meta-analysis used data from 34 studies of non-pharmacological therapies for addictive disorders, including 2,340 patients – 5 studies of cannabis use, 9 for cocaine, 7 for opiate, and 13 for polysubstance use.1 As shown on…
Brief interventions
Motivational interviewing
The 12-step programme
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, in the United States of America, when one of the founding members (Dr. Robert Smith) resolved to abstain from alcohol, and another of the founding members (William G. Wilson) wrote a book about the…
