Methadone anonymous: A 12‐step program for methadone maintained heroin addicts

Substance Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 247-256

  Gilman, Stephen M ^a   Dermatis, Helen ^a   Galanter, Marc ^b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Methadone anonymous; Methadone maintenance; Recovery; Social affiliation spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE ANONYMOUS; METHADONE TREATMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME;

EID: 0010253829     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897070109511466     Document Type: Article

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