Vol. 14 • No. 1 • March 2012

In this issue:

• How should Methadone- and Buprenorphine-Treatment be organized and regulated? A comparison of two systems in the context of an Europad-conference in Brussels
  Ulmer A., Lamy D., Reisinger M., Haraldsen M., Maremmani I., Newman R.
• Heroin addicts' psychopathological subtypes. Correlations with the natural history of illness
  Maremmani A. G. I., Rovai L., Pani P. P., Maremmani I.
• Profile of an Addict or Beyond the Addiction Mask
  Knežević Tasić J., Šapić R., Valkanou M.
• Factors associated with discharge against medical advice from an alcohol and drug inpatient detoxification unit in Barcelona during 1993-2006
  Gilchrist G., Langohr K., Fonseca F., Muga R., Torrens M.
• A compartmental model for the pharmacokinetics of heroin and its metabolites in man.
  Urso R., Montefrancesco G., Rigato M.
• The state of the art regarding heroin addicts in prisons in Slovenia during the period from 1990 to 2008
  Lovrecic M., Lovrecic B.
• Clinical assessment of opiate induction: The Opiate Dosage Adequacy Scale Induction Form (O.D.A.S.-IF)
  González-Saiz F., Velo Camacho D.

Vol. 14 • No. 2 • June 2012

In this issue:

• Ethnicity and drug addiction. A comparison between Italian and Slovenian heroin addicts
  Lovrecic B., Lovrecic M., Rovai L., Rugani F., Bacciardi S., Dell'Osso L., Maremmani A. G. I., Maremmani I.
• The Opiate Treatment Index (OTI) clinical interview: New evidence of reliability and validity
  González-Saiz F., García-Valderrama T.
• The Effects of Psychopathology and Personality on the Substance Abuse in the Twelve-Step Treatment Program Abstainers, Opiate Substance Abusers and Normally Sample
  Khodarahimi S., Branch E.
• Maladaptive behaviours after catastrophic events: the contribute of a “spectrum” approach to post traumatic stress disorders
  Dell'Osso L., Carmassi C., Stratta P., Rossi A.
• Reduction of psychotic symptoms during the use of exogenous opiates
  Ros Cucurull E., Miquel L., Quesada Franco M., Brugue M. C.
• Clinic and social aspects of unlawful activities of persons with psychoactive substance dependence
  Klimenko T., Kozlov A., Bukhanovsky A.

Vol. 14 • No. 3 • September 2012

In this issue:

• Assessing the current state of opioid-dependence treatment across Europe: methodology of the European Quality Audit of Opioid Treatment (EQUATOR) project
  Fischer G., Stöver H.
• Is Substance Use disorder with comorbid adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bipolar Disorder a distinct clinical phenothype?
  Ceraudo G., Toni C., Vannucchi G., Rizzato S., Casalini F., Dell'osso L., Maremmani I., Perugi G.
• Economic Evaluation of Opioid Substitution Treatment in Greece
  Geitona M., Carayanni V., Petratos P.
• The journey into injecting heroin use
  Barry D., Syed H., Smyth B. P.
• Cognitive behavioural coping skills therapy in cocaine using methadone maintained patients: a pilot randomised controlled trial
  Darker C. D., Sweeney B., El Hassan H., Kelly A., Smyth B. P., Barry J.

Vol. 14 • No. 4 • December 2012

In this issue:

• Foreword — EQUATOR publication series
  Maremmani I.
• The profile of patients, out-of-treatment users and treating physicians involved in opioid maintenance treatment in Europe
  Goulão J., Stöver H.
• Quality of Care Provided to Patients Receiving Opioid Maintenance Treatment in Europe: Results from the EQUATOR analysis
  Dale-Perera A., Goulão J., Stöver H.
• Outcomes of opioid-dependence treatment across Europe: identifying opportunities for improvement
  Fischer G., Nava F., Stöver H.
• Assessing the current state of public-health-related outcomes in opioid dependence across Europe: data from the EQUATOR analysis
  Stöver H.
• Barriers to treatment access and informed patient choice in the treatment of opioid dependence in Europe
  Benyamina A., Stöver H.
• Aggressive behaviour and Heroin Addiction
  Bacciardi S., Maremmani A. G. I., Rovai L., Rugani F., Lamanna F., Dell'osso L., Pacini M., Maremmani I.
• Post traumatic stress spectrum and maladaptive behaviour (drug abuse included) after catastrophic events: L'Aquila 2009 earthquake as case study
  Dell'osso L., Carmassi C., Conversano C., Massimetti G., Corsi M., Stratta P., Akiskal K. K., Rossi A., Akiskal S. H.