• Mutual support groups are free, readily available, and cost-effective resources for supporting long-term recovery from substance use disorders.
• In particular, 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, are popular and generally seen as an integral part of an international shift…

• Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. with an estimated 22.2 million people aged 12 or older reporting past month usage in 2014.
• Of those who ever use cannabis, approximately 9% will meet lifetime criteria for cannabis use disorder (CUD), increasing to…

• Prescription opioid addiction in adults with chronic pain has become increasingly common and problematic in many developed nations.
• Chronic pain patients are now prescribed opioids for longer durations and at higher doses than in previous decades, putting them at greater risk for…

• The implementation of evidence-based behavior therapies for routine use in addiction care settings remains a challenge.
• A prominent issue involves fidelity, or clinician capability to skillfully deliver an intervention as intended and thereby offer therapy-exposed clientele an…

• Opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are common in HIV-infected individuals and contribute to gaps in the HIV care continuum.
• Untreated OUD and AUD are associated with decreased receipt of antiretroviral therapy (ART), decreased ART adherence, decreased HIV…

• Although counseling is a required part of office-based buprenorphine treatment of opioid use disorders, the nature of what constitutes appropriate – or effective – counseling is unclear and controversial.
• This paper reports on a careful review of multiple randomized controlled…

• Addressing the opioid use disorder (OUD) epidemic in the United States will require diverse approaches over many years.
• Greater integration of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD in primary care settings would expand access to treatment for this condition.
• Models…

Clinical research and practice have been increasingly incorporating mobile and other technologies into the design and execution of studies and the implementation of interventions post-protocol. At the same time, individuals and corporations/organizations are relying more and more on electronic…

• Coping strategies are a predictor of abstinence among patients with substance use disorders (SUD).
• However, not much is known about the role they play in the effectiveness of the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), a treatment for SUD that aims to decrease the reinforcement…

• The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) is an NIH roadmap initiative designed to improve the assessment of self-reported outcomes using state-of-the-art psychometric methods.

There are more than 50 PROMIS item banks measuring a range of physical,…