Paths to recovery from substance misuse: Change of lifestyle and the role of treatment

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1807-1852

  Blomqvist, Jan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lifestyle change; Research strategies; Spontaneous recovery; Substance misuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029827034     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089609064002     Document Type: Review

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