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Drug and Alcohol Findings
Keywords
resource
illegal drugs
treatment
psychosocial
mutual aid
cognitive-behavioural therapy
motivational interviewing
contingency management
counselling
mindfulness meditation
cue exposure
family therapy
group therapy

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Psychosocial Treatment; Individuals, Not Programmes

Every treatment involves direct or indirect human interaction, but this cell is about interventions in which interaction is the main ingredient, from mutual support groups through to professionally delivered psychological programmes. ‘Programmes’ is perhaps the wrong word though. Unlike public health approaches, treatment is essentially the treatment of an individual.