J Strang

Summary

Affiliation: King's College London
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Are cannabis users exposed to other drug use opportunities? Investigation of high-risk drug exposure opportunities among young cannabis users in London
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 24:185-91. 2005
  2. ncbi What difference does training make? A randomized trial with waiting-list control of general practitioners seeking advanced training in drug misuse
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley, King s College London, London, UK
    Addiction 102:1637-47. 2007
  3. ncbi Randomized trial of supervised injectable versus oral methadone maintenance: report of feasibility and 6-month outcome
    J Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, 4, Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Addiction 95:1631-45. 2000
  4. ncbi Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality after inpatient opiate detoxification: follow up study
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and The Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AF
    BMJ 326:959-60. 2003
  5. ncbi Effect of national guidelines on prescription of methadone: analysis of NHS prescription data, England 1990-2001
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre (Maudsley/Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
    BMJ 327:321-2. 2003
  6. ncbi Does prescribing for opiate addiction change after national guidelines? Methadone and buprenorphine prescribing to opiate addicts by general practitioners and hospital doctors in England, 1995-2005
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    Addiction 102:761-70. 2007
  7. ncbi Overdose training and take-home naloxone for opiate users: prospective cohort study of impact on knowledge and attitudes and subsequent management of overdoses
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry The Maudsley, Addiction Sciences Building, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    Addiction 103:1648-57. 2008
  8. ncbi The prescribing of methadone and other opioids to addicts: national survey of GPs in England and Wales
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre NAC, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London and The Maudsley
    Br J Gen Pract 55:444-51. 2005
  9. ncbi Persistence of drug use during imprisonment: relationship of drug type, recency of use and severity of dependence to use of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine in prison
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
    Addiction 101:1125-32. 2006
  10. ncbi Lofexidine for opiate detoxification: review of recent randomised and open controlled trials
    J Strang
    National Addiction Center, London, UK
    Am J Addict 8:337-48. 1999

Detail Information

Publications87

  1. ncbi Are cannabis users exposed to other drug use opportunities? Investigation of high-risk drug exposure opportunities among young cannabis users in London
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 24:185-91. 2005
    ..Interpretations of these data are considered and the need for more detailed study with an area of increasing public policy significance is discussed...
  2. ncbi What difference does training make? A randomized trial with waiting-list control of general practitioners seeking advanced training in drug misuse
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley, King s College London, London, UK
    Addiction 102:1637-47. 2007
    ..To measure changes in knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice of general practitioners (GPs) enrolled to receive training in the management of drug misusers...
  3. ncbi Randomized trial of supervised injectable versus oral methadone maintenance: report of feasibility and 6-month outcome
    J Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, 4, Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Addiction 95:1631-45. 2000
    ..To assess the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial of supervised injectable versus oral methadone maintenance and to assess medium-term treatment outcomes...
  4. ncbi Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality after inpatient opiate detoxification: follow up study
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and The Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AF
    BMJ 326:959-60. 2003
  5. ncbi Effect of national guidelines on prescription of methadone: analysis of NHS prescription data, England 1990-2001
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre (Maudsley/Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
    BMJ 327:321-2. 2003
  6. ncbi Does prescribing for opiate addiction change after national guidelines? Methadone and buprenorphine prescribing to opiate addicts by general practitioners and hospital doctors in England, 1995-2005
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    Addiction 102:761-70. 2007
    ..To assess changes in opiate prescribing (1995-2005) following a decade of national guidelines to address substandard opiate substitution prescribing for heroin addiction...
  7. ncbi Overdose training and take-home naloxone for opiate users: prospective cohort study of impact on knowledge and attitudes and subsequent management of overdoses
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry The Maudsley, Addiction Sciences Building, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    Addiction 103:1648-57. 2008
    ..To examine the impact of training in overdose management and naloxone provision on the knowledge and confidence of current opiate users; and to record subsequent management of overdoses that occur during a 3-month follow-up period...
  8. ncbi The prescribing of methadone and other opioids to addicts: national survey of GPs in England and Wales
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre NAC, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London and The Maudsley
    Br J Gen Pract 55:444-51. 2005
    ..GPs occupy a pivotal position in relation to providing services to opiate misusers in the UK, and this is now cited to support initiatives in other countries...
  9. ncbi Persistence of drug use during imprisonment: relationship of drug type, recency of use and severity of dependence to use of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine in prison
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
    Addiction 101:1125-32. 2006
    ..To investigate the persistence of use of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine drugs during imprisonment, and to identify factors associated with increased levels of persistence...
  10. ncbi Lofexidine for opiate detoxification: review of recent randomised and open controlled trials
    J Strang
    National Addiction Center, London, UK
    Am J Addict 8:337-48. 1999
    ..Finally, the possible future role of lofexidine in this field is considered...
  11. ncbi Heroin and methadone prescriptions from a London drug clinic over the first 15 years of operation (1968-1983): old records examined
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry The Maudsley, London, UK
    Subst Use Misuse 41:1227-38. 2006
    ..Reference to the original records reveals a more interesting picture than might be evident from the potentially selective recall of contemporary or historical commentators...
  12. ncbi Can the practitioner correctly predict outcome in motivational interviewing?
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    J Subst Abuse Treat 27:83-8. 2004
    ..This area warrants more specific study...
  13. ncbi Different forms of heroin and their relationship to cook-up techniques: data on, and explanation of, use of lemon juice and other acids
    J Strang
    National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Subst Use Misuse 36:573-88. 2001
    ..Lemon juice was rarely used, and heat was almost universally applied in conjunction with lemon juice...
  14. ncbi In-patient detoxification procedures, treatment retention, and post-treatment opiate use: comparison of lofexidine + naloxone, lofexidine + placebo, and methadone
    J McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, 4 Windsor Walk, Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Drug Alcohol Depend 88:91-5. 2007
    ..A cohort study design was used with double-blind random allocation to lofexidine+naloxone versus lofexidine+placebo. Patients who did not consent to, or who were excluded from randomisation received methadone...
  15. ncbi A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of lofexidine in alcohol withdrawal: lofexidine is not a useful adjunct to chlordiazepoxide
    F Keaney
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and The Maudsley Hospital, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Alcohol Alcohol 36:426-30. 2001
    ..Lofexidine provides no discernible benefit as an adjunctive medication (to chlordiazepoxide) in alcohol detoxification and, on the basis of our study, appears to be contra-indicated...
  16. ncbi The Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP): a brief instrument for assessing treatment outcome
    J Marsden
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Addiction 93:1857-67. 1998
    ..The Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP) is the first instrument to be developed in the United Kingdom for this purpose...
  17. ncbi The effectiveness of combined naloxone/lofexidine in opiate detoxification: results from a double-blind randomized and placebo-controlled trial
    Tracy Beswick
    The National Addiction Centre, London, UK
    Am J Addict 12:295-305. 2003
    ..Implications for future research are discussed...
  18. ncbi Substance use among young people: the relationship between perceived functions and intentions
    A Boys
    National Addiction Centre, London, UK
    Addiction 94:1043-50. 1999
    ..To explore the relationship between young people's use of psychoactive substances, perceived functions for using, the experience of negative effects, and the influences of these variables on their intention to use substances again...
  19. ncbi Heroin chasers and heroin injectors: differences observed in a community sample in London, UK
    J Strang
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
    Am J Addict 8:148-60. 1999
    ..Heroin chasers display distinctly different personal and drug-taking characteristics and will need to be the subject of separate research studies and clinical programs...
  20. ncbi Factors associated with the prescribing of buprenorphine or methadone for treatment of opiate dependence
    Gayle Ridge
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, London, UK
    J Subst Abuse Treat 37:95-100. 2009
    ..Buprenorphine was more likely to be prescribed for short-term detoxification and methadone for maintenance treatment...
  21. ncbi Are the Twelve Steps more acceptable to drug users than to drinkers? A comparison of experiences of and attitudes to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) among 200 substance misusers attending inpatient detoxification
    D W Best
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    Eur Addict Res 7:69-77. 2001
    ..As AA/NA remain popular and accessible forms of substance misuse support, it is critical that we develop a clearer understanding of their impact and of the scope for their integration with generic forms of substance misuse treatment...
  22. ncbi National survey of hepatitis testing and vaccination services provided by drug services in England and Wales
    A R Winstock
    The National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 19:823-8. 2000
    ..The disparity between recommended policy and current practice needs to be urgently addressed...
  23. ncbi Excessive alcohol consumption and drinking expectations among clients in methadone maintenance
    J Hillebrand
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital 4, Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
    J Subst Abuse Treat 21:155-60. 2001
    ..Clinicians engaged in alcohol problems assessment and counseling during MMT could usefully examine these influences to strengthen treatment provision...
  24. ncbi Variation between and within drug treatment modalities: data from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study (UK)
    D Stewart
    National Addiction Centre, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 6:106-14. 2000
    ..Many programmes reported extensive waiting lists. These findings are discussed in the context of the growing international evidence of the association between patient outcome and the manner in which programme services are delivered...
  25. ncbi Pharmacodynamics of diazepam co-administered with methadone or buprenorphine under high dose conditions in opioid dependent patients
    Nicholas Lintzeris
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, and South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, P O Box 48, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Drug Alcohol Depend 91:187-94. 2007
    ..Benzodiazepine abuse is common among methadone- and buprenorphine-maintained patients; however interactions between these drugs under high dose conditions have not been adequately examined under controlled conditions...
  26. ncbi The effectiveness of motivational interviewing delivered by youth workers in reducing drinking, cigarette and cannabis smoking among young people: quasi-experimental pilot study
    Emily Gray
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry (King's College London, 4 Windsor Walk, Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Alcohol Alcohol 40:535-9. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Evidence of effectiveness for the delivery of MI by youth workers in routine conditions has been identified. However, the extent of benefit is much more modest than previously identified in efficacy studies...
  27. ncbi Excessive drinking and other problem behaviours among 14-16 year old schoolchildren
    David Best
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry, PO Box 48, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Addict Behav 31:1424-35. 2006
    ..Understanding and responding to alcohol misuse among adolescents requires attention to psychological, social and developmental factors other than alcohol consumption alone...
  28. ncbi Changes in neuropsychological functioning during alcohol detoxification
    V Manning
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, Addictions Sciences Building, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 14:226-33. 2008
    ..These may have a negative impact on engagement and response to treatment and compromise clinical outcomes, heightening the risk of relapse...
  29. ncbi Engaging the reluctant GP in care of the opiate misuser: Pilot study of change-orientated reflective listening (CORL)
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre (The Maudsley/Institute of Psychiatry, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Fam Pract 21:150-4. 2004
    ..Further initiatives are needed to influence practitioner motivation, based on improved understanding of GPs' views on the delivery of primary care for drug misusers...
  30. ncbi Ethnic and gender differences in drinking and smoking among London adolescents
    D Best
    National Addiction Centre (Maudsley Hospital/Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Ethn Health 6:51-7. 2001
    ..The fact that age of onset does not appear to be a significant determinant of transition rate from initiation to regular use is also explored...
  31. ncbi A review of biological indicators of illicit drug use, practical considerations and clinical usefulness
    K Wolff
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK
    Addiction 94:1279-98. 1999
    ..To examine a range of biological indicators of illicit drug use, including blood, urine, hair and saliva, addressing both technological and practical issues relating to their application and interpretation...
  32. ncbi Health care professionals referred for treatment of alcohol and drug problems
    M Gossop
    National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley Hospital/Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Alcohol Alcohol 36:160-4. 2001
    ..Just over half of admissions completed treatment. Multiple drug use was a poor prognostic indicator with fewer multiple drug users engaging with, or completing, treatment...
  33. ncbi Measuring met and unmet need of drug misusers: integration of quantitative and qualitative data
    J Fountain
    National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 6:97-103. 2000
    ....
  34. ncbi Methadone prescribing to opiate addicts by private doctors: comparison with NHS practice in south east England
    J Strang
    The National Addiction Centre (Institute of Psychiatry/Maudsley, London, UK
    Addiction 96:567-76. 2001
    ..Regulatory scrutiny of this private practice in the United Kingdom is currently minimal. Independent research is required to explore more fully the different nature of such private methadone prescribing...
  35. ncbi Commentary: decline in methadone-related deaths probably relates to increased supervision of methadone in UK
    Deborah Zador
    National Addiction Centre (Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley, 4 Windsor Walk, Camberwell, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Int J Epidemiol 35:1586-7. 2006
  36. ncbi Peer overdose resuscitation: multiple intervention strategies and time to response by drug users who witness overdose
    David Best
    National Addiction Centre/Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 21:269-74. 2002
    ....
  37. ncbi Changes in cigarette smoking among alcohol and drug misusers during inpatient detoxification
    J Harris
    National Addiction Centre The Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, Windsor Walk, London, UK
    Addict Biol 5:443-50. 2000
    ....
  38. ncbi Therapeutic drug monitoring for methadone: scanning the horizon
    K Wolff
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 5:36-42. 1999
    ..The particular promise of plasma therapeutic drug monitoring for methadone is explored, accompanied by an account of the state of the art at the time of writing...
  39. ncbi Drug deaths in police custody: is dual diagnosis a significant factor?
    D Best
    Police Complaints Authority, 10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE, UK
    J Clin Forensic Med 11:173-82. 2004
    ....
  40. ncbi Illicit drugs and driving: prevalence, beliefs and accident involvement among a cohort of current out-of-treatment drug users
    I P Albery
    ICRF Psychosocial Oncology Unit, University of London, St Thomas Hospital, UK
    Drug Alcohol Depend 58:197-204. 2000
    ..Results are discussed in terms of experiential factors and consistency theories of attitude formation and change...
  41. ncbi Cannabis use in adolescents: the impact of risk and protective factors and social functioning
    David Best
    National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 24:483-8. 2005
    ..Overall, the study showed that early onset, itself predicted by social networks, is linked to more frequent use of cannabis and that this appears to be sustained by less time spent with parents and more with drug-using peers...
  42. ncbi Feasibility and acceptability of an intranasal diamorphine spray as an alternative to injectable diamorphine for maintenance treatment
    Timothy B Mitchell
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, and South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 12:91-5. 2006
    ..IN administration may be an alternative or supplementary form of diamorphine maintenance and deserves serious further investigation...
  43. ncbi Interactions on mixing diazepam with methadone or buprenorphine in maintenance patients
    Nicholas Lintzeris
    National Addiction Center, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, England
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 26:274-83. 2006
    ..Diazepam may significantly alter the response to opioid substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine...
  44. ncbi Brief, personality-targeted coping skills interventions and survival as a non-drug user over a 2-year period during adolescence
    Patricia J Conrod
    Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:85-93. 2010
    ..Selective interventions targeting personality risk are showing promise in the prevention of problematic drinking behavior, but their effect on illicit drug use has yet to be evaluated...
  45. ncbi The reliability of drug use data collected in the classroom: what is the problem, why does it matter and how should it be approached?
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry King s College London, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 25:413-8. 2006
    ..Implications for the development of effective drug prevention interventions in schools are also examined...
  46. ncbi Follow-up of provision of inpatient treatment for UK Healthcare Professionals with alcohol dependence: snapshot of a pilot specialist National Health Service
    Samantha R Gross
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London, UK
    Subst Use Misuse 44:1916-25. 2009
    ..There is a need for supported and dedicated services for this group within the UK National Health Service. The study's limitations are noted...
  47. ncbi Cognitive impairment in dual diagnosis inpatients with schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder
    Victoria Manning
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8BB, UK
    Schizophr Res 114:98-104. 2009
    ..An understanding of the cognitive profile of people with dual diagnosis may help to tailor treatment delivery to meet their specific needs, enhance cognitive strengths, accommodate deficits and improve treatment outcomes...
  48. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing compared with drug information and advice for early intervention among young cannabis users
    Jim McCambridge
    Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    Addiction 103:1809-18. 2008
    ..To test the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) in comparison with drug information and advice in opportunistically securing reductions in drug-related risk among young cannabis users not seeking help...
  49. ncbi Supervised injectable heroin or injectable methadone versus optimised oral methadone as treatment for chronic heroin addicts in England after persistent failure in orthodox treatment (RIOTT): a randomised trial
    John Strang
    King s College London, National Addiction Centre, London, UK
    Lancet 375:1885-95. 2010
    ..We aimed to compare the effectiveness of supervised injectable treatment with medicinal heroin (diamorphine or diacetylmorphine) or supervised injectable methadone versus optimised oral methadone for chronic heroin addiction...
  50. ncbi Drugs, alcohol and pregnant women--changing characteristics of women engaging with a specialist perinatal outreach addictions service
    Soraya Mayet
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 27:490-6. 2008
    ..However, improvements are needed for engaging all referred women and accessing women at an earlier gestation...
  51. ncbi Drugs and pregnancy--outcomes of women engaged with a specialist perinatal outreach addictions service
    Soraya Mayet
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 27:497-503. 2008
    ..Integrated perinatal addictions treatment may deliver benefits; however, engaging women into treatment earlier and reducing substance use before conception remains the objective...
  52. ncbi Impact of supervision of methadone consumption on deaths related to methadone overdose (1993-2008): analyses using OD4 index in England and Scotland
    John Strang
    Kings College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8BB, UK
    BMJ 341:c4851. 2010
    ..To evaluate the impact of introduction of supervision of methadone dosing on deaths related to overdose of methadone in Scotland and England between 1993 and 2008 while controlling for increased prescribing of methadone...
  53. ncbi Deterioration over time in effect of Motivational Interviewing in reducing drug consumption and related risk among young people
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Addiction 100:470-8. 2005
    ..To test whether beneficial effects of a single session of Motivational Interviewing (MI) on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use apparent after 3 months were maintained until 12 months...
  54. ncbi Development of a structured generic drug intervention model for public health purposes: a brief application of motivational interviewing with young people
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 22:391-9. 2003
    ..McCambridge J, Strang J. Development of a structured generic drug intervention model for public health purposes: a brief application of motivational interviewing with young people...
  55. ncbi Cannabis use and the GP: brief motivational intervention increases clinical enquiry by GPs in a pilot study
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
    Br J Gen Pract 53:637-9. 2003
    ..Substantially more positive attitudes and greater clinical activity were observed following receipt of intervention...
  56. ncbi Is attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after inpatient treatment related to improved outcomes? A 6-month follow-up study
    Michael Gossop
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8RF, UK
    Alcohol Alcohol 38:421-6. 2003
    ..This study investigates the relationship between attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings prior to, during, and after leaving treatment, and changes in clinical outcome following inpatient alcohol treatment...
  57. ncbi Sentenced to treatment: early experience of drug treatment and testing orders in England
    Emily Finch
    National Addiction Centre and South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 9:131-7. 2003
    ..The paper concludes that partnership working and clear objectives are vital for treatment programmes to operate effectively. More research is needed to explore the most optimum way to deliver treatment in the context of a DTTO...
  58. ncbi Unmet drug and alcohol service needs of homeless people in London: a complex issue
    Jane Fountain
    Centre for Ethnicity and Health, University of Central Lancashire, London, UK
    Subst Use Misuse 38:377-93. 2003
    ..The challenge for services is to build these potential clients' motivation to accept health-conferring intervention...
  59. ncbi Prior Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) affiliation and the acceptability of the Twelve Steps to patients entering UK statutory addiction treatment
    Jennifer Harris
    National Addiction Centre/Institute of Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London, England
    J Stud Alcohol 64:257-61. 2003
    ....
  60. ncbi Getting by with a little help from your friends: the impact of peer networks on criminality in a cohort of treatment-seeking drug users
    David Best
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Addict Behav 28:597-603. 2003
    ..Social networks represent an important marker for integration in criminal networks in treatment-seeking drug users and a long-term barrier to rehabilitation...
  61. ncbi The relative impact of waiting time and treatment entry on drug and alcohol use
    David Best
    National Addiction Centre The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    Addict Biol 7:67-74. 2002
    ....
  62. ncbi A Short Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (SAWS): development and psychometric properties
    Michael Gossop
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Addict Biol 7:37-43. 2002
    ..The procedures leading to the development of the scale are described and results are presented showing that the SAWS has high internal consistency, and good construct and concurrent validity...
  63. ncbi Relationship between prescribing and risk of opiate overdose among drug users in and out of maintenance treatment
    Lan Ho Man
    National Addiction Centre, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 10:35-40. 2004
    ..Drug users' overdose risk may vary as a result of their prescribed and non-prescribed drug use. Interventions should be developed and tailored according to clients' needs and current use patterns...
  64. ncbi The efficacy of single-session motivational interviewing in reducing drug consumption and perceptions of drug-related risk and harm among young people: results from a multi-site cluster randomized trial
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Addiction 99:39-52. 2004
    ..To test whether a single session of motivational interviewing (discussing alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use) would lead successfully to reduction in use of these drugs or in perceptions of drug-related risk and harm among young people...
  65. ncbi Supervised fixing rooms, supervised injectable maintenance clinics--understanding the difference
    John Strang
    National Addiction Centre, King's College London, London SE5 8AF
    BMJ 328:102-3. 2004
  66. ncbi Encouraging GP alcohol intervention: pilot study of change-orientated reflective listening (CORL)
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Alcohol Alcohol 39:146-9. 2004
    ....
  67. ncbi Age of first use and ongoing patterns of legal and illegal drug use in a sample of young Londoners
    Jim McCambridge
    National Addiction Centre, Denmark Hill, London, England
    Subst Use Misuse 40:313-9. 2005
    ..In a series of regression models that take account of the influence of other factors, age of first use is found to have no relationship to levels of ongoing consumption of cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis...
  68. ncbi Does anyone care about names? How attendees at substance misuse services like to be addressed by health professionals
    Francis Keaney
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London and The Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 10:75-9. 2004
    ....
  69. ncbi Changes in route of drug administration among continuing heroin users: outcomes 1 year after intake to treatment
    Michael Gossop
    National Addiction Centre, Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Addict Behav 29:1085-94. 2004
    ..quot;Reverse transitions" (from injecting to chasing) may represent a useful intermediate treatment goal for drug injectors who cannot achieve abstinence...
  70. ncbi Understanding reasons for drug use amongst young people: a functional perspective
    A Boys
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
    Health Educ Res 16:457-69. 2001
    ..Targeting substances that are perceived to fulfil similar functions and addressing issues concerning the substitution of one substance for another may also strengthen education and prevention efforts...
  71. ncbi Pharmacy-based needle exchange (PBNX) schemes in south east England: a survey of service providers
    J Sheridan
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry Kings College London South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, UK
    Addiction 95:1551-60. 2000
    ....
  72. ncbi Major disruptions of sleep during treatment of the opiate withdrawal syndrome: differences between methadone and lofexidine detoxification treatments
    Tracy Beswick
    National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Addict Biol 8:49-57. 2003
    ....
  73. ncbi Measuring therapeutic attitude among drug workers
    Ian P Albery
    Division of Psychology, South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, SE1 0AA, London, UK
    Addict Behav 28:995-1005. 2003
    ..Implications for the development of a process-driven theoretical understanding of TC and situational constraints are discussed, and applied recommendations for training intervention are presented...
  74. ncbi Alcohol: a missed opportunity. A survey of all accident and emergency departments in England
    R Patton
    National Addiction Centre, Kings College London and SLaM NHS Trust, London, UK
    Emerg Med J 24:529-31. 2007
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  75. ncbi Increasing practice nurse access to alcohol training
    Ann Deehan
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Drug Alcohol Rev 21:281-6. 2002
    ..A range of possibilities are identified as alternative approaches to the provision of elective training events which may be more acceptable to the target population of health-care staff...
  76. ncbi Dying for heroin: the increasing opioid-related mortality in the Republic of Ireland, 1980-1999
    Michael J A Kelleher
    National Addiction Centre and Maudsley Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Eur J Public Health 15:589-92. 2005
    ..Over the past 20 years there has been a steady rise in mortality associated with opioid misuse in several Western countries. We aimed to examine trends in opioid-related mortality over a 20-year period in the Republic of Ireland...
  77. ncbi The fine line between harm reduction and harm production--development of a clinical policy on femoral (groin) injecting
    Deborah Zador
    National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Eur Addict Res 14:213-8. 2008
    ..This paper reports the reasons for, and outcome of, development of a clinical policy on injecting into the deep femoral vein (groin injecting)...
  78. ncbi Looking beyond death: paying attention to other important consequences of heroin overdose
    John Strang
    Addiction 97:927-8. 2002
  79. ncbi Hazardous drinking and the NHS: the costs of pessimism and the benefits of optimism
    Jim McCambridge
    Br J Gen Pract 56:247-8. 2006
  80. ncbi Emergency naloxone for heroin overdose
    John Strang
    BMJ 333:614-5. 2006
  81. ncbi Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) a decade later: a brief update on science and politics
    Benedikt Fischer
    Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
    J Urban Health 84:552-62. 2007
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  82. ncbi Community pharmacies and the provision of opioid substitution services for drug misusers: changes in activity and attitudes of community pharmacists across England 1995-2005
    Janie Sheridan
    The School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Addiction 102:1824-30. 2007
    ..Extensive involvement was identified, and considerable underused capacity was noted. This study explores these and potential new roles 10 years on...
  83. ncbi The GP's role in opiate misuse
    Nat Wright
    HM Prison, Leeds
    Practitioner 249:824-5, 827-8, 831-2 passim. 2005
  84. ncbi General practitioner screening for excessive alcohol use. General practitioners' experiences are important
    Jim McCambridge
    BMJ 326:336. 2003
  85. ncbi Treatment of nicotine dependence with bupropion SR: review of its efficacy, safety and pharmacological profile
    Jose Martinez-Raga
    Unidad de Conductas Adictivas del Area 9 de Salud de Valencia, Generalidad Valenciana, Spain
    Addict Biol 8:13-21. 2003
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  86. ncbi Psychosocial interventions and opioid detoxification for drug misuse: summary of NICE guidance
    Stephen Pilling
    Centre for Outcomes, Research and Effectiveness, Department of Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 8XA
    BMJ 335:203-5. 2007