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Auteur W. VANDERPLASSCHEN |
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Article : Périodique
An increasing body of evidence shows that informal mutual aid groups benefit those in addiction recovery. However, attention for mutual aid groups in practice and policy varies internationally and is only recently emerging in continental Europe.[...]![]()
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Aims: Most people appear to stop using cannabis when getting older, but a certain subgroup becomes cannabis dependent, has problems in various life areas and needs treatment. Our aim is to compare a number of sociodemographic and treatment seeki[...]![]()
Périodique
W. VANDERPLASSCHEN ; DE BOURDEAUDHUIJ I. ; VAN OOST P. | 2002ENGLISH : Considering the complexity of drug dependence and the multicity of services for substance abusers, co-ordination and continuity of care are important prerequisites for the quality of substance abuse treatment. However, several shortc[...]![]()
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Many studies on addiction recovery focus on recovery initiation and short-term outcomes for alcohol addictions. In this study, we examine associations between three recovery stages and recovery markers for persons in drug addiction recovery. Dat[...]![]()
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Social work in prisons is linked to specific tasks regarding the care for the people who are incarcerated. A multi-country qualitative study was set up to explore drug users' and professionals' perceptions of continuity of care in prison and bey[...]![]()
Rapport
H. STOVER ; D. JAMIN ; O. SYS ; W. VANDERPLASSCHEN ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; L. MICHEL ; P. TROUILLER ; M. HOMEM ; V. MENDES ; A. NISA | Frankfurt am Main : Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences | 2019For prisoners with a history of drug use, in particular opioid use, the risks related to drug use and especially overdose and death are extremely high in the immediate period after release due to high rates of relapse and lower opioid tolerance [...]![]()
Article : Périodique
Background: Recent studies consistently indicate high rates of delay discounting in drug users, which refers to a strong tendency to devaluate delayed rewards. Many addiction treatment programs however, place high demands on the ability to postp[...]![]()
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H. STOVER ; D. JAMIN ; O. SYS ; W. VANDERPLASSCHEN ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; L. MICHEL ; P. TROUILLER ; M. HOMEM ; V. MENDES ; A. NISA | Frankfurt am Main : Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences | 2019For prisoners with a history of drug use, in particular opioid use, the risks related to drug use and especially overdose and death are extremely high in the immediate period after release due to high rates of relapse and lower opioid tolerance [...]![]()
Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Case management has been implemented in substance abuse treatment to improve (cost-) effectiveness, but controversy exists about its potential to realize this objective. A systematic and comprehensive review of peer-reviewed articles[...]![]()
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AIMS: Given the importance of party people as innovators and early adaptors in the diffusion of substance use, and given the lack of longitudinal scope in studies of the nightlife scene, we explored changes in illicit drug use among young people[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
C. DE KOCK ; J. SCHAMP ; W. VANDERPLASSCHEN ; T. DECORTE ; I. DERLUYN ; B. HAUSPIE ; D. JACOBS ; M. SACCO |Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an effective strategy to promote action research regarding health and substance use issues. The London-based Centre for Ethnicity and Health?s CBPR model was replicated in Belgium to study substan[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
L. MICHEL ; C. LIONS ; S. VAN MALDEREN ; J. SCHILTZ ; W. VANDERPLASSCHEN ; K. HOLM ; T. KOLIND ; F. NAVA ; N. WELTZIEN ; A. MOSER ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; O. MAGUET ; P. CARRIERI ; C. BRENTARI ; H. STÖVER |BACKGROUND: Prisoners constitute a high-risk population, particularly for infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to estimate the level of infectious risk in the prisons of five different European countries by measuring to what extent the[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
Aims: The use of illegal drugs is well documented in some alternative, underground music scenes, like the Goa trance scene. The aim of this article is to explore harm reduction practices employed by attendees of the Goa trance scene in order to [...]![]()
Article : Périodique
S. VANDEVELDE ; F. VANDER LAENEN ; B. MINE ; E. MAES ; L. DE CLERCQ ; L. DECKERS ; W. VANDERPLASSCHEN |Purpose: This paper aims to report the findings of an evaluation study concerning the Central Registration Points (CRPs) for drug users in Belgian prisons. CRPs support drug users to link with community-based services. Design/methodology/approa[...]![]()
Bulletin : Périodique
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, Vol.28, n°5 - October 2021 - Mechanisms and mediators of addiction recovery
D. BEST, Éditeur scientifique ; W. VANDERPLASSCHEN, Éditeur scientifique | 2021