Drug-abusing homeless clients in california's substance abuse treatment system

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-159

  Wenzel, Suzanne L ^a   Ebener, Patricia A ^b   Koegel, Paul ^b   Gelberg, Lillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Drug abuse; Homelessness; Treatment access

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030037634     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1996.10524387     Document Type: Article

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