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Interventions that lead to the highest treatment retention for young adults
Summary of the evidence
A narrative systematic review (Dalton et al., 2021) assessed the interventions for emerging adults (age 18 -25) showing more promise to retain these patients in treatment. The results indicate that the interventions with the most promise for retention in treatment were:
- behavioural therapy such as cognitive behavioural therapy and contingency management for cannabis and alcohol use disorders
- cognitive behavioural therapy paired with opioid-agonist-therapy for opioid use disorder
