A NICE TRY THAT FAILS: THE SWEDISH COUNCIL ON TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE (SBU) EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS: THE EPIDEMIOLOGIST'S VIEW

The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU) has recently published a large, >800-page systematic review. It reviews brief interventions to reduce alcohol intake, long-term prognosis of substance dependence, obstetric questions and economic aspects of addiction treatments. The main part aims to evaluate treatments on alcohol and other addictive substances by meta-analytical techniques.