Internet interventions for adult illicit substance users: a meta‐analysis
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Background and Aims: Research has shown that internet interventions can be effective for dependent users of various substances. However, less is known about the effects of these interventions on users of opioids, cocaine and amphetamines than for other substances. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of internet interventions in decreasing the usage of these types of substances. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search in the databases of PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and the Cochrane Library to identify randomized controlled trials examining the effectiveness of internet interventions compared with control conditions in reducing the use of opioids, cocaine and amphetamines. No setting restrictions were applied. The risk of bias of the included studies was examined according to the Cochrane Risk of Bias assessment tool. The primary outcome was substance use reduction assessed through toxicology screening, self‐report or both at post‐treatment and at the follow‐up assessment. Results: Seventeen studies with 2836 adult illicit substance users were included. The risk of bias varied across the included studies. Internet interventions decreased significantly opioid [four studies, n = 606, g = 0.36; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.20–0.53, P < 0.001] and any illicit substance use (nine studies, n = 1749, g = 0.35; 95% CI = 0.24–0.45, P < 0.001) at post‐treatment. Conversely, the effect of internet intervention for stimulant users was small and non‐significant (four studies, n = 481, P = 0.164). Overall, internet interventions decreased substance significantly use at post‐treatment (17 studies, n = 2836, g = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.23–0.39, P < 0.001) and at the follow‐up assessments (nine studies, n = 1906, g = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.07–0.37; P = 0.003). Conclusions: Internet interventions demonstrate small but significant effects in decreasing substance use among various target populations at post‐treatment and at the follow‐up assessment. However, given the small number of available studies for certain substances, the findings should be interpreted with caution.
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Mobile health interventions: exploring the use of common relationship factors
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“These findings raise intriguing questions for mHealth interventions [1-4].”
BackgroundInternet-based interventions for behavioral addictions: A systematic review
Boumparis, N., Haug, S., Abend, S., Billieux, J., Riper, H. M., & Schaub, M. P. (2022) · Journal of Behavioral Addictions · doi:10.1556/2006.2022.00054 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
“Internet-based interventions also have been demonstrated to yield promising results treating a variety of addictive disorders; most notably, substance use disorders (Boumparis, Karyotaki, Schaub, Cuijpers, & Riper, 2017; Boumparis et al., 2019; Gainsbury and Blaszczynski, 2011). In addition, promising findings have be…”
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“Another meta-analysis (30) showed signi fi cant reductions after digital interventions in terms of use of opioids (g = 0.36; CI = 0.20 to 0.53) and illicit drugs (g = 0, 35; 95% CI = 0.24 to 0.45), but not of central stimulant drugs (4 studies, n = 481, P = 0.164).”
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“By comparison, various studies of the efficacy and effectiveness of in-person interventions for substance abuse report attrition rates greater than 50% (García et al., 2007; Stark, 1992), while studies of web-based interventions report attrition rates between 8% and 85% (Boumparis et al., 2017).”
BackgroundeHealth Interventions to Treat Substance Use in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Silang, K., Sanguino, H., Sohal, P. R., Rioux, C., Kim, H. S. A., & Tomfohr‐Madsen, L. M. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18199952 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
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Understanding eHealth Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Targeting Substance Use: Realist Review
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“These eHealth interventions have been used to target a range of substance use problems and have demonstrated effectiveness in previous meta-analyses [7-15].”
MethodChapter 23. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
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“Even when these intervention are delivered, digitally, at low-cost, with high levels of acceptability among young adults [25, 26], they achieve only modest success in harm reduction [27, 28].”
BackgroundInternet Interventions in Clinical Psychology
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“This also compares very favorably to other trials of technology-based approaches for SUDs, where rates of dropout tend to be much higher (Boumparis et al., 2017).”
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“Overall, our findings are in line with the meta-analysis previously discussed, that showed in six RCTs a decrease in opioid and stimulant use among users receiving digital community reinforcement and contingency management as a supplement to in-person support when compared to controls [21].”
InfluentialRecent advances in digital health interventions for substance use disorders
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“Consequently, the measures have drastically impacted the treatment of individuals with SUDs by reducing access to in-person care and prompted an urgent need for novel methods to deliver evidence-based psychological interventions.”
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“…the pooled effectiveness of internet interventions for illicit drug use (excluding cannabis), interventions designed to reduce cocaine and/or amphetamine use were, overall, not significantly better than the control conditions adopted for comparison (n=481, p=0.164) (Boumparis et al., 2017).”
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“…have supported the efficacy of computerized psychological interventions in the treatment of depression [4-6], anxiety [4,7], posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; [8]), substance use disorders (SUDs; [9,10]), and insomnia [11], with effect sizes ranging from small [5,7,9] to medium-large [4,6,11].”
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“Web-based interventions have been useful in decreasing illicit substance use [4], smoking cessation [5], healthy weight management [6], and the promotion of mental health [7].”
BackgroundCurrie, C. L., Larouche, R., Voss, M. L., Trottier, M., Spiwak, R. P., Higa, E. K., Scott, D. R. M., & Tallow, T. (2021) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/27939 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
“More broadly, systematic reviews of RCTs have shown that internet-and computer-based interventions are effective at reducing grief, as well as cannabis and illicit drug use among adults, although the number of RCTs used to make these assessments remains small [6,30,68].”
Zhang, L., Li, N., Li, Y., Zhang, T., Li, D., Liu, Y., Liu, X., & Hao, W. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1027695 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Technology-based cognitive behavioral therapy interventions
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Blended Care: Stand der Forschung und Implementierungsmöglichkeiten
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“Internet-based interventions do hold promise to overcome these barriers to care [32,33], particularly if information can be presented in a nonjudgmental and stigmatizing manner [34].”
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“The regression coefficient provides information on how the outcome variable changes when the explanatory variable increases by one unit [41].”
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“However, we powered the present study using a more conservative estimate of the intervention effect based on a recent meta-analysis of 17 clinical trials [22] showing that computer-delivered interventions demonstrate an effect size on drug use somewhat lower than medium (0.”
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E-Health: computergestützte Interventionen bei Abhängigkeitserkrankungen
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“Web-based interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in improving health outcomes and reducing barriers for people who use drugs who are seeking support [6,7].”
BackgroundMental Health Therapy Protocols and eHealth Design: Focus Group Study
van Dooren, M. M. M., Visch, V., Spijkerman, R., Goossens, R., & Hendriks, V. M. (2020) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/15568 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“Existing research focusing on the effect of eHealth in mental health care suggests overall small to medium effect sizes [7,8,31-33].”
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Behavioral Intervention for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Adolescents and Young Adults
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“Overall, our findings are consistent with earlier systematic reviews and meta-analyses examining the effects of digital interventions on either pain [62, 63, 64 • , 65–68] or substance use outcomes [69–72, 73 •• , 74].”
Ethische Aspekte internet- und mobilgestützter Interventionen (IMIs) bei Suchtstörungen
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“Der volkswirtschaftliche Schaden durch Suchtstörungen wird höher als derjenige durch Demenzerkrankungen eingeschätzt [27].”
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“So far, research on the effectiveness of digital interventions for the treatment of OUD is primarily limited to add-on interventions that have been investigated in the United States [31].”
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“54,55 Finally, we emphasize the importance of a participatory approach to the development and implementation of research involving people who use drugs as a fundamental principle of HR. 56 This evidence will be of great use to health and community staff working with people who use cocaine, as it…”
Banbury Forum Consensus Statement on the Path Forward for Digital Mental Health Treatment
Mohr, D. C., Azocar, F., Bertagnolli, A., Choudhury, T., Chrisp, P., Frank, R. G., Harbin, H. T., Histon, T., Kaysen, D. L., Nebeker, C., et al. (2025) · FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.focus.25023021 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Digitalising violence: Decoding management in the rehabilitation of people who use drugs
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“Evidence on digital SUD interventions shows mixed effectiveness and uneven uptake along with lines of literacy, connectivity and stability (Boumparis et al., 2017; Tait and Christensen, 2010).”
Cribado e intervención breve digital en el uso problemático de Internet: Programa piensaTIC
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Dépistage et interventions brèves digitales
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Welches digitale Angebot für wen?
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“Evidenz für die Wirksamkeit gibt es auch für Schlafstörungen [8], Essstörungen [9] und schädlichen Substanzgebrauch [10].”
BackgroundStage-Based Treatment Approaches for Substance Use Disorders
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Psychotherapieforschung bei Suchterkrankungen
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“Evidence suggests that web-based interventions can be effective in the treatment of substance use disorders [12-14].”
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“A meta-analysis published in 2017 was the first to evaluate internet-based interventions in reducing illicit substance use after treatment and follow-up, but dropout rate was not the focus [12].”
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Addiction Treatment
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Drug and alcohol psychosocial interventions
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“Evidence synthesis demonstrates positive treatment outcomes using these approaches in alcohol use disorder (Cunningham et al., 2010), cannabis use disorder (Tait et al., 2013), and opioid use disorder (Boumparis et al., 2017).”
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Smartphone Apps for Addictive Disorders
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eHealth Interventions to Treat Substance Use in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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eHealth Interventions to Treat Substance Use in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Psychotherapieforschung bei Suchterkrankungen
Dürsteler, K. M., Vogel, M., & Walter, M. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-3-437-21074-7.00007-1
E-Health und Suchterkrankungen
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- Authors
- Boumparis, N., Karyotaki, E., Schaub, M. P., Cuijpers, P., & Riper, H.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Boumparis, Nikolaos
- Venue
- Addiction
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-04-25
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1521-1532
- ISSN
- 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0443
- PMC
- PMC5573910
- OpenAlex
- W2592933459
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 1.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Addiction (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (submittedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Keywords
- online intervention, online therapy, illicit drug use, opioid use disorder, cocaine use, amphetamine use, stimulant use, substance use reduction
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Illicit Drugs, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Substance-Related Disorders, Internet, Drug Users
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