Table 3 Summarizing the strategies utilized by interventions

Strategies based upon learning and skills development

Learning and information (knowledge)

13

[28, 29], [35], [40,41,42,43,44,45], [48, 50]

Skills (know-how)

18

[28, 29], [36], [40,41,42,43,44,45,46], [49,50,51], [55], [67, 70,71,72]

Strategies based upon psychological support

Motivational interview

9

[33], [51, 54, 56, 58], [73,74,75], [77]

Mindfulness-based relapse prevention

3

[30, 53, 58]

Cognitive behavioral therapy

3

[33], [57, 58]

Other therapies

6

[11, 32], [58], [77, 78], [88]

Strategies focusing upon socio-economic conditions

Employment

2

[12], [71]

Housing

6

[12], [60,61,62], [66, 84]

Managed Alcohol Programs

8

[13, 15], [63, 64, 66], [79], [80, 81]

Coordination and adaptation of of the care system

13

[34], [38, 39], [47, 59], [68, 69], [82,83,84,85], [88], Minian et al., (2018)

Strategies based on peer support

5

[15, 31], [62, 79, 84]

Financial or material incentives

7

[12, 15], [36, 45, 46, 49, 70]

Drug-based treatment

6

[11, 55, 57, 73, 77, 88]