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Newest firstBackground Many people who engage in heavy cannabis use do not seek treatment, and those who do are often met with long treatment wait times or high cost of services. Online treatment programs reduce barriers to accessing treatment in a timely manner. Online cannabis use treatment programs are effective, showing moderate effect sizes, particularly with text-based therapist support. Literature suggests brief therap…
Open article record in new tab ↗AbstractBackgroundMore than 5 million young adults in the United States meet criteria for cannabis use disorder (CUD), placing them at risk for adverse physical, psychiatric, and social outcomes. Most individuals with CUD do not receive treatment due to numerous barriers, including motivation, stigma, limited availability and accessibility of developmentally appropriate services, and competing demands for time and…
Background Mental health clinicians are uniquely suited to support and provide important insights about substance use among pregnant patients. This mixed-methods study explored how mental health clinicians perceive and address prenatal cannabis use. Methods Participants were licensed mental health clinicians from Kaiser Permanente Northern California's Early Start perinatal substance use screening and counseling p…
This data synthesis examined the effectiveness of behavioural and pharmacological approaches for cannabis treatment. We integrated findings from high level evidence studies and prioritised data from Europe when available. The synthesis found that only a relatively small number of published behavioural and pharmacological studies on cannabis interventions have been conducted in Europe. Applying both European and no…
Open article record in new tab ↗We piloted a Motivational Interviewing (MI) training program for lay counsellors in South Africa (SA) to assess its impact on retention and viral suppression among newly diagnosed individuals living with HIV (PLHIV) at 12 months post-diagnosis. We randomized eight primary healthcare clinics (PHC) in Johannesburg to either the intervention clinics (n=4) where all lay counsellors were supported for 12 months before…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundWe developed a motivational Interviewing (MI) training and support program for lay counsellors in South Africa - branded "Thusa-Thuso - helping you help", commonly referred to as Thusa-Thuso. We present the results of a pilot study to determine the programs impact on MI technical skills and qualitatively assess the feasibility of a training-of-trainers (TOT) scale-up strategy among counselling staff of n…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background A growing body of literature supports the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI) for the treatment of problematic cannabis use, diagnostically referred to as cannabis use disorder, though most individuals do not access formal treatment. Stepped-care-type models emphasize interventions across a continuum of severity and there is a need for more treatment options…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Nonmedical use of prescription opioids (defined as taking opioid medications for hedonic effects or in a manner other than prescribed) and the use of heroin have emerged in recent years as major public health concerns in the United States. Of particular concern is the prevalence of opioid use among emerging adults (ages 18-25), as this is a developmental period of heightened vulnerability and critical s…
BACKGROUND: Rates of cannabis use are highest during emerging adulthood (age 18-25), with the prevalence of near daily and daily increasing among this age group. Emerging adults are clinically challenging in terms of harmful cannabis use due to perceptions of high rates of peer use, social acceptance, and low risk of harm. Brief interventions to increase awareness and promote motivation to change are therefore par…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe Moti-4 intervention was developed to prevent addiction and other health problems among vulnerable adolescent cannabis users. The aims of Moti-4 are to reduce the use of cannabis among adolescents and to encourage their motivation to change their behavior.MethodsIntervention Mapping, a systematic approach to developing theory- and evidence-based interventions, was used to develop a protocol for the in…
BackgroundWeb-based self-help interventions that aim to reduce problematic substance use are able to reach “hidden” consumer groups in the general population who often fear stigmatization and thus avoid institutional addiction treatment. In Western European countries, including Switzerland, cocaine is the most widely used psychoactive substance after alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. Although approximately one in si…