Abstract
Objective To inform addiction treatment in primary care with respect to psychosocial interventions to reduce drinking in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users, by: exploring the experience of (and evidence for) psychosocial interventions, developing and evaluating a complex intervention to improve implementation. Evaluation of the intervention tested core feasibility and acceptability outcomes for patients and providers.
Highlights
One out of three people who receive methadone in primary care drink in excess of the recommended limits
The guideline became part of a complex intervention to support the uptake of psychosocial interventions by family physicians; the intervention is currently evaluated in a pilot controlled trial
* Correspondence: jan.klimas@ucd.ie 1British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Summary
One out of three people who receive methadone in primary care drink in excess of the recommended limits. Reducing drinking in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users: an impact story From The Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) Initiative Calgary, Canada.
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