What do systematic reviews say?

Brief intervention vs assessment only

• Brief school‐based interventions and behavioural outcomes for substance‐using adolescents 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 338 participants
  Low

Digital intervention vs no intervention or minimal intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  41 studies · 19241 participants
  Moderate

Digital intervention vs no intervention or minimal intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  15 studies · 10862 participants
  Moderate

Digital intervention vs no intervention or minimal intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  15 studies · 3587 participants
  Moderate

Digital intervention vs no intervention or minimal intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  15 studies · 9791 participants
  Moderate

Digital intervention vs face‐to‐face intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 390 participants
  Low

Digital intervention vs face‐to‐face intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 58 participants
  Low

Digital intervention vs face‐to‐face intervention

• Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 206 participants
  Low

Any Psychosocial intervention plus pharm vs psychosocial interventions

• Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 475 participants
  Low
• Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.62 [0.16, 2.47]
  1 study · 102 participants
  Very low

Any Psychosocial intervention plus pharm vs psychosocial interventions

Pharmacologic intervention along with psychosocial intervention showed no clear difference in retention compared with psychosocial intervention alone (moderate certainty).

• Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.15 [0.95, 1.4]
  3 studies · 363 participants
  Moderate

Psychosocial interventions vs treatment

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Any psychosocial intervention changes point abstinence, longest compared with treatment (very low certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.31 [0.86, 1.99]
  2 studies · 124 participants
  Very low

Psychosocial interventions vs treatment

• Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 110 participants
  Low

Psychosocial interventions vs treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Psychosocial interventions vs no intervention

Summary of findings table ‐ Any psychosocial intervention showed no clear difference in point abstinence, longest compared with no intervention (high certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.22 [0.91, 1.62]
  9 studies · 1187 participants
  High

Psychosocial interventions vs no intervention

Summary of findings table ‐ Any psychosocial intervention showed no clear difference in continuous abstinence, longest compared with no intervention (low certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.14 [0.85, 1.54]
  3 studies · 266 participants
  Low

Psychosocial interventions vs no intervention

• Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  17 studies · 2118 participants
  High