Effectiveness of prison-based opioid substitution treatment: a systematic review

The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: a systematic review

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The effectiveness of opioid substitution treatments for patients with opioid dependence: a systematic review and multiple treatment comparison protocol

BACKGROUND Opioids are psychoactive analgesic drugs prescribed for pain relief and palliative care. Due to their addictive potential, effort and vigilance in controlling prescriptions is needed to avoid misuse and dependence. Despite the effort, the prevalence of opioid use disorder continues to rise. Opioid substitution therapies are commonly used to treat opioid dependence; however, there is ...

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based treatment on addiction relapse prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction: A lot of research has been done on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapies in the treatment of addiction and the reduction of its long-term challenges. Correspondingly, this study was done with the aim of systematically reviewing and meta-analyzing the studies conducted in Iran on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based treatments on addiction relapse prevention. Materials...

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Opioid Substitution Treatment in Slovenia.

Opioid substitution treatment in pretrial prison detention: a case study from Geneva, Switzerland.

BACKGROUND Opioid substitution treatment (OST) is not uniformly provided in all prisons as recommended by international guidelines. The Swiss prison of Champ-Dollon in Geneva is an exception, where OST has been available for the last 20 years. The aims of this study were to describe the OST programme in this pretrial prison setting, and the patients involved. METHODS We reviewed health record...