Rehabilitation of heroin and cocaine abusers managed in a Nigerian Psychiatric Hospital

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Lawal, R A ^a   Adelekan, M L ^b   Ohaeri, J U ^c   Orija, O B ^a  

^a Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

DRUG REHABILITATION; HEALTH INTERVENTION; MANAGEMENT APPROACH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NIGERIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; COCAINE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

NIGERIA;

CANNABIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031822965     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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