📢 The UK has released its first-ever unified clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
Full summary here buff.ly/QSuUd2p
#DualDiagnosis #AlcoholTreatment #PublicHealth #AddictionServices #IntegratedCare #NHS #HealthPolicy #SubstanceUse #HolisticCare
Thanks to @monicalennon.bsky.social for submitting written questions to the Scottish Government on the decline in #AlcoholTreatment numbers, UK wide clinical guidelines on alcohol treatment and the Government's response to last year's #ABI review.
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"Naltrexone: Medication for managing alcohol & opioid use disorders, reducing cravings. #OpioidRecovery" #AlcoholTreatment https://fefd.link/LwsOk
Stephen Blood 'Alcohol support goes hand in hand with mental health and it is not always available. Being offered the role of #PPIE lead was a life saver for me. I was able to access training and courses and feel welcome and part of the team." #MHIN #alcoholtreatment
A patient and public involvement celebration event was held in February in Sheffield to highlight the work in the #PPIE in the alcohol assertive outreach project. Artwork by Dr Penelope Mendonca summarises some key themes:#MHIN #alcoholtreatment
Prof Tom Phillips @uniofhull.bsky.social "There was resoundingly positive feedback on the high-quality alcohol assertive outreach facilitated by collaboration between the research team and the multi-disciplinary team." #MHIn #alcoholtreatment #NIHRARCs
Tyler Mills @uniofhull.bsky.social shared highlights of their qualitative study on AAOT and found that assertive advocacy for patients was a key factor which leads to sustainability of alcohol assertive outreach #alcoholtreatment #nihrarcs #MHIN
Prof Colin Drummond 'Our research in south London found a cost saving of £10.470 per patient per year compared to care as usual when implementing the Alcohol Assertive Outreach Treatment' #alcoholtreatment #nihrarcs #MHIN
Mental health problems and substance use disorders sometimes occur together. Learn about mental health and substance use co-occurring disorders ➡️ samhsa.gov/.../mental-h....
#alcoholawareness #substanceabuseawareness #alcoholusedisorder #alcoholtreatment #substanceabuserecovery
Ahead of the draft #ScottishBudget on 4th December, AFS has published a new briefing 📄
📢We're calling for the introduction of a levy on #alcohol retailers to help fund early intervention, prevention & increased investment in #AlcoholTreatment.
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/af...
First page of the DADR article "Feasibility of a remotely monitored blood alcohol concentration device to facilitate treatment motivation".
New DADR study reveals that wireless breathalyzers boost motivation in outpatient alcohol use disorder therapy. The technology, enabling consistent BAC monitoring, shows higher motivational scores and reduced relapse temptation. #alcoholtreatment tinyurl.com/pfa7jfs5
