Quality Assurance

The application and integration of the best available research, clinical expertise, quality marks and patient preferences to ensure high-quality care in substance use disorders services.

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Quality Measurers of Therapeutic Communities for Substance Dependence

Scientific article

20 December 2017

Abstract Background In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment strategies...

Factors Influencing the Long-Term Sustainment of Quality Improvements Made in Addiction Treatment Facilities

Scientific article

1 November 2017

Abstract Background A greater understanding of the factors that influence long-term sustainment of quality improvement (QI) initiatives is needed to promote organizational ability to sustain QI practices over time, help improve future...

Quality Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment

Book

25 July 2017

The TREATNET Quality Standards are based on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment and Care. They represent a set of evidence-based standards for drug-dependence treatment. Click here to...

EMCDDA Treatment Standards and Best Practice

News

Discover what works (and what doesn't work) in the areas of drug prevention, treatment and social reintegration.

Organisational Influences on Psychosocial Therapies

Book

5 April 2017

Latest instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research. See if you agree with influential US researchers that “organizational climate underlies the entire process of innovation adoption”, appreciate the effect of high staff...

Quality of Behavioural Drug Treatment Implementation Dictates its Success

Scientific article

21 March 2017

Contingency management (CM) is a widely used behavioural therapy for substance use disorders. It offers material rewards for attending sessions and adhering to prescribed medication courses, amongst other positive behaviours. A study...

Social Inequality and Marijuana Use

Scientific article

22 September 2016

Are the poor smoking more? An article published recently in the journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy sets out to answer just that. It explores the link between teenage marijuana use and income inequality in the national contexts...

European Drug Prevention Quality Standards

Book

The EDPQS provide a set of principles to help develop and assess the quality of drug prevention. They offer a comprehensive resource outlining all the elements of drug prevention activities. The EDPQS were developed by the European...