Provide access to a range of treatment supports and services

Theory and Evidence

Centre for Addictions Research of BC (2009).Treatment for substance use problems. Vancouver: BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information.

Drug and Alcohol Findings (2012). UK national guidance on alcohol prevention, treatment and brief interventions. Effectiveness Bank Bulletin, March 5. [Summary of research and recommendatons from National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK].

Drug and Alcohol Findings (2011). Matching psychotherapy to the patient. Effectiveness Bank Abstract Bulletin, March 11.

Drug and Alcohol Findings (2011). Therapist-client relationships which promote wellbeing and recovery. Effectiveness Bank Abstract Bulletin, May 27.

First Nations Addictions Advisory Panel (2011). Honouring our strengths: A renewed framework to address substance use issues among First Nations people in Canada. Ottawa: Health Canada. 

National Treatment Strategy Working Group (2008). A Systems approach to substance use in Canada: Recommendations for a National Treatment Strategy. Ottawa: National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada.

Norcross, J.C., Krebs, P.M. & Prochaska, J.O. (2011). What works for whom: Tailoring psychotherapy to the person. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67(2), 127–132.

Norcross, J.C. & Lambert, M.J. (2011). Psychotherapy relationships that work II. Psychotherapy, 48(1), 4-8.

Roberts, G. & Ogborne, A. (1999). Best practices: Substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation. Ottawa: Health Canada.

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (2004). What is treatment?  Vienna: UNODC.

Tools

Every Door is the Right Door. A British Columbia planning framework to address problematic substance use and addiction. (http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2004/framework_for_substance_use_and_addiction.pdf)

Harm Reduction: A British Columbia Community Guide. This was written to assist municipalities in BC in taking a leadership and facilitative role in reducing the level of drug-related harm in their communities. (http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7D807815-F766-49A2-B96C-57579069BE2A/0/Epi_HarmReduction_Guidelines_BCCommunityGuide_20090608.pdf)

What is Treatment? This basic fact sheet provides an overview of the different phases and types of treatment for problem substance use. (http://www.unodc.org/pdf/26june04/event_2004-06-26_general.pdf)

Tools - Support Screening, Early Intervention and Referral

Alcohol Reality Check. The resources in this kit are designed to help people assess their drinking patterns and assist professionals to facilitate effective screening and interventions. (http://test.carbc.ca/HelpingCommunities/ToolsResources/AlcoholRealityCheck.aspx)