June Edition
June Edition
The Recovery Bulletin offers free expert summaries on the latest research in addiction treatment & recovery.
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Psychosocial Therapy & Medication = Double the Benefit?
Psychosocial therapy adds no treatment benefit when used with medication.
How to Help Those Helping the Underserved
Suboxone prescribing has not kept up with the growing need for opioid use disorder treatment. Understanding the hurdles faced by those prescribing in the most under-resourced areas, could help increase access to treatment.
On Pins & Needles: Acupuncture Appears to Help with Alcohol Use Disorder
There are a number of factors contributing to readmission within a year of completing detoxification, with engagement in follow-up care being a particularly important one.  Other factors include the network of referrals of the treatment center, prior treatment (vs being naive to treatment), heroin as the primary substance, and racial disparities.
Timely Linkage to Treatment from Detox Saves Lives
If substance use care is not coordinated across the various phases of recovery, then recovery is threatened by relapse and possibly death. This study quantifies the magnitude of the beneficial effect of timely outpatient care immediately following discharge from detoxification from alcohol or opioids.
Brain Stimulation as Addiction Treatment: Science Fiction, or an Effective Option?
Addiction is a leading cause of disability around the world and we are continuing to find ways to enhance treatment and recovery outcomes. Could brain stimulation techniques be the latest addition to our line-up of effective treatments?
Cutting the Cost of Cutting Back on Drinking
In the most under-resourced of health care settings, non-professional counselors with no prior mental health training can help increase abstinence and remission of harmful drinking in a primary health center setting in India. This study is part of a larger effort to identify scalable, culturally appropriate, affordable and clinically effective interventions that can be broadly disseminated.

Is Alcoholics Anonymous Religious, Spiritual, or Neither? Review Finds AA Effective, But Not In the Way You Think
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a ubiquitous recovery mutual-help organization that continues to arouse controversy, in part because of the programs spiritual orientation.
Skipping Steps But Meeting Goals
Despite the demonstrated benefits of 12-step participation during recovery, the 12-step approach may not be a good fit  for everyone. This study compares the effectiveness of secular mutual help organizations to 12-step groups.

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