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Friday, July 2, 2010

New 'self-help' website for alcohol and cocaine users


A new OASIS website for alcohol and cocaine users offers 'self-help' approaches to reducing harmful use. Visitors however need to choose between the substance they are most concerned about, though both can be taken separately.

For alcohol, the site uses the AUDIT screening tool, an effective approach for identifying levels of alcohol risk for the delivery of brief interventions and treatment responses. The cocaine screening tool is not known but asks about levels of alcohol use. > > > > Read More


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