Aim. To develop a brief, multi‐dimensional instrument for assessing treatment outcome for
people with drug and/or alcohol problems. The Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP) is the first …

This paper examines the changes and advances in research and clinical practice and
examines the role of treatment structure and programme characteristics in the delivery of …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by the global
HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics. HIV and HCV prevention interventions for PWID …

Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last
decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of …

… Cocaine users who spent most of their time with other users scored higher than those who
had little or no contact with other users (j= 2.53, p<0.05). For the Sydney methadone subjects, …

Background and Objectives The COVID‐19 pandemic and control measures may have
increased the risk of abusing addictive substances as well as addictive behaviors. Methods We …

Aim To test whether a single session of motivational interviewing (discussing alcohol,
tobacco and illicit drug use) would lead successfully to reduction in use of these drugs or in …

This study uses a functional perspective to examine the reasons young people cite for using
psychoactive substances. The study sample comprised 364 young poly-drug users recruited …

In many countries opiate overdose remains the main source of the 10-fold excess mortality
among opiate addicts, notwithstanding the effects of HIV/AIDS. 1 Treatment reduces mortality …

The methodological issues surrounding the use of a privileged access interviewer team to
generate a network sample of drug users are examined. Traditionally network samples have …