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Spiritual/religious (S/R) interventions for substance use disorders
Summary of the evidence
Spiritual/religious (S/R) interventions for substance use disorders were found in a systematic review and meta-analysis (Hai et al 2019) to have
- no significant effect when compared to inactive controls such as no treatment (6 studies, d =0.537, 95% CI = -0.316 to 1.390);
- significant effect when compared to other interventions (16 studies, all comparing 12-step-oriented interventions to other interventions, d =0.176, 95% CI = -0.001 to 0.358).
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
