This database gives you access to the latest evidence on drug-related interventions. The information is based on systematic searches is updated regularly. To get started use the search boxes below. Click here for more information about the Evidence database (including methods).
Title | Area | Substance | Target group(s) or setting(s) | Evidence rating |
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Opioid substitution treatment (OST) for opiate dependent pregnant women for treatment and obstetrical outcomes | Treatment | opioids | women | Beneficial |
Substitution agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women over assisted withdrawal | Treatment | opioids | women | Beneficial |
Technology-based interventions to reduce substance use in women | Treatment | pregnant women, women | Likely to be beneficial | |
Assertive community treatment (ACT) for substance use disorders | Treatment | alcohol, co-morbidity, not-drug specific, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, new psychoactive substances (NPS), opioids, prescription medicines, tobacco | communities, dual-diagnosis patients, emergency department, ethnic minority, families, law enforcement, pregnant women, PWID – people who inject drugs, school, women, prison, young people, partygoers/nightlife | Unknown effectiveness |
Nonpharmacological adjunctive treatment for postpartum women to reduce opioid use | Treatment | opioids | women | Unknown effectiveness |
Pyschosocial interventions versus comprehensive standard care for pregnant women for treatment and obstetrical outcomes | Treatment | cocaine, opioids | women | Unknown effectiveness |
Psychosocial interventions vs treatment as usual to reduce criminal activity (re-incarceration) in female drug-using offenders | Treatment | not-drug specific | women, prison | Unknown effectiveness |
Pharmacological treatment (OST) vs placebo treatment to reduce use in female drug-using offenders | Treatment | opioids | women, prison | Unknown effectiveness |
Psychosocial interventions to reduce use in female drug-using offenders | Treatment | opioids | women, prison | Unknown effectiveness |
Integrated care of infectious diseases and substance use disorders to improve infectious disease treatment outcomes | Treatment | alcohol, co-morbidity, not-drug specific, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, new psychoactive substances (NPS), opioids, prescription medicines, tobacco | communities, dual-diagnosis patients, emergency department, ethnic minority, families, law enforcement, pregnant women, PWID – people who inject drugs, school, women, prison, young people, partygoers/nightlife | Unknown effectiveness |
Telemedicine-delivered treatment interventions for substance use disorders | Treatment | alcohol, opioids, tobacco | communities, dual-diagnosis patients, emergency department, ethnic minority, families, law enforcement, pregnant women, PWID – people who inject drugs, school, women, prison, young people, partygoers/nightlife | Unknown effectiveness |