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Roxburgh, Ariel Dart and Best, David and Lubman, Dan I and Manning, Victoria (2023) Composition of social networks to build recovery capital differ across early and stable stages of recovery. Addiction Research & Theory , Early online .

McInerney, Kevin and Best, David and Cross, Ainslea (2023) Characteristics of people who have received treatment for late-onset problem drinking and alcohol use disorder: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , 40 , (2) , pp. 100-126.

Best, David and Sondhi, Arun and Patton, David and Abreu, Valeria and Martinnelli, Thomas and Bellaert, Lore and Vanderplasschen, Wouter and Nisic, Mulka (2024) A cluster analysis of European life in recovery data: what are the typical patterns of recovery experience? Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy , Early online .

Lloyd, Belinda and Zahnow, Renee and Barratt, Monica J and Best, David and Lubman, Dan I and Ferris, Jason (2017) Exploring mortality among drug treatment clients: the relationship between treatment type and mortality. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 82 , pp. 22-28.

Härd, Sofia and Best, David and Sondhi, Arun and Lehman, John and Riccardi, Richard (2022) The growth of recovery capital in clients of recovery residences in Florida, USA: a quantitative pilot study of changes in REC-CAP profile scores. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy , 17 , (1) , p. 58.

Manning, Victoria and Garfield, Joshua BB and Lam, Tina and Allsop, Steve and Berends, Lynda and Best, David and Buykx, Penny and Room, Robin and Lubman, Dan L (2019) Improved quality of life following addiction treatment is associated with reductions in substance use. Journal of Clinical Medicine , 8 , (9) .

Best, David and Ivers, Jo-Hanna (2022) Inkspots and ice cream cones: a model of recovery contagion and growth. Addiction Research & Theory , 30 , (3) , pp. 155-161.

Best, David and Bliuc, Ana-Maria and Iqbal, Muhammad and Upton, Katie and Hodgkins, Steve (2018) Mapping social identity change in online networks of addiction recovery. Addiction Research & Theory , 26 , (12) , pp. 163-173.

Best, David and Vanderplasschen, Wouter and Nisic, Mulka (2020) Measuring capital in active addiction and recovery: the development of the strengths and barriers recovery scale (SABRS). Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy , 15 , (40) .

Bunaciu, Adela and Bliuc, Ana-Maria and Best, David and Hennessy, Emily A and Belanger, Matthew J and Benwell, Christopher SY (2023) Measuring recovery capital for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction: a systematic review. Addiction Research & Theory , Early online .

Patton, David and Best, David and Brown, Lorna (2022) Overcoming the pains of recovery: the management of negative recovery capital during addiction recovery pathways. Addiction Research & Theory , 30 , (5) , pp. 340-350.

Collinson, Beth and Best, David (2019) Promoting recovery from substance misuse through engagement with community assets: asset based community engagement. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment , 13 .

Best, David and Hennessy, Emily A (2022) The science of recovery capital: where do we go from here? Addiction , 117 , (4) , pp. 1139-1145.

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Best, David (2015) The Australian life in recovery survey. Melbourne: Turning Point.

Marsden, John and Gossop, Michael and Stewart, Duncan and Best, David and Farrell, Michael and Strang, John (1998) The Maudsley addiction profile: a brief instrument for treatment outcome research. Development and user manual. London: National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry.

Best, David and Rome, Andrew and Hanning, Kirstie A and White, William and Gossop, Michael and Taylor, Avril and Perkins, Andy (2010) Research for recovery: a review of the drugs evidence base. Edinburgh: Scottish Government Social Research.

Texas Institute of Behavioural Research at TCU. Day, E and Best, David and Bartholomew, Norma G and Dansereau, DF and Simpson, D Dwayne (2008) Routes to recovery mapping tool. Birmingham: University of Birmingham.

Best, David and Albertson, Katherine and Irving, Jamie and Lightowlers, Carly and Mama-Rudd, Adam and Chaggar, Alex (2015) UK life in recovery survey 2015. The first national UK survey of addiction recovery experiences. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University and Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice.

Andersson, Catrin and Best, David and Irving, Jamie and Edwards, Michael and Banks, James and Mama-Rudd, Adam and Hamer, Rebecca (2018) Understanding recovery from a family perspective: a survey of life in recovery for families. London: Alcohol research UK.

Newsletter

Best, David (2023) David W. Best Ph.D. Cultivating recovery capital blog. .

Video

Best, David (2017) International perspectives on recovery. Recovery Conference 2017.

Teaching Resource

Marsden, John and Gossop, Michael and Stewart, Duncan and Best, David and Farrell, Michael and Strang, John (1998) Maudsley Addiction Profile. Outcomes measurement tool: drug use behaviour - substance use / maintenance / relapse.