Background Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly recognized as central to the broad construct
of recovery in patients with substance use disorders (SUD). However, few longitudinal …

Substance dependency sig nifi cant ly in lu ences peop le’s li ves in com plex ways. Treatment
and re habili ta tion is often long-term, involving a life-long perspective. Pub lic treatment …

BackgroundNaltrexone has considerable potential in helping to prevent relapse in heroin
dependency. A longer-lasting formulation for naltrexone treatment is desirable to further …

Aims To compare a motivational intervention ( MI ) focused on increasing involvement in 12‐Step
groups ( TSG s; eg Alcoholics Anonymous) versus brief advice ( BA ) to attend TSGs . …

… John-Kåre Vederhus, Bjørg Hjerkinn, Øistein Kristensen Om forfatterne … John-Kåre
Vederhus John-Kåre Vederhus (f. 1960) …

Objectives This study examined associations of three prevalent adverse childhood experiences
(ACEs) – parents' problematic alcohol use (PPAU), parental separation/divorce, and lack …

Background Treatment services to patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), including
those mandated to treatment, needs to be evaluated and evidence based. The Norwegian …

Background The self-help groups Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
are very well established. AA and NA employ a 12-step program and are found in most …

Purpose Addiction is a major health stressor for families, representing an under-researched
area with important policy implications. The current aim was to validate the Composite …

Purpose A short adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) measure is needed with non-intrusive
items that include subjective evaluations of childhood. We validated a short Difficult …