Revisiting the effectiveness of methadone treatment on crime reductions in the 1990s

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-335

  Rothbard, Aileen ^a   Alterman, Arthur ^b   Rutherford, Megan ^b   Liu, Feng ^a   Zelinski, Suzanne ^a   McKay, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrests; Crime; Methadone maintenance; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRIME; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032931661     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(98)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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