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Substance abuse treatment relies on good brain function, which many users don't have

  • Written by Julaine Allan, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University
A new study has found usual drug treatments won't work for half of patients. from www.shutterstock.com

Methamphetamine and opioid use has become a problem in Australia, and a recent New South Wales parliamentary inquiry recommended urgent action for more substance treatment services, especially residential rehabilitation.

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