Executive summary The Stanford–Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis
was formed in response to soaring opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the USA and …

Opioid addiction is associated with excess mortality, morbidities, and other adverse
conditions. Guided by a life-course framework, we review the literature on the long-term …

The recovery movement, which broadly recognizes the ability of people with mental
illnesses to participate in the mainstream of society, stems from a confluence of factors …

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) has been recognized as a chronic, relapsing disorder.
However, much of existing SUD care remains based in an acute care model that focuses on …

Objective This paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of available evidence
on remission rates for substance use disorders (SUDs), providing weighted mean estimates …

Background Alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems are commonly depicted as chronically
relapsing, implying multiple recovery attempts are needed prior to remission. Yet, although a …

Rationale The reconceptualization of substance use disorders (SUD) as a chronic
phenomenon calls for a paradigm shift in service provision, particularly by way of long-term …

Background Observational studies of Alcoholics Anonymous'(AA) effectiveness are
vulnerable to self‐selection bias because individuals choose whether or not to attend AA …

Background It has been argued that recovery from substance dependence relies on a
change in identity, with past research focused on 'personal identity'. This study assessed …

For more than 150 years, support for the personal resolution of severe and persistent
alcohol and other drug problems in the United States has been provided through three …