Reductions in acquisitive crime and drug use after treatment of addiction problems: 1-Year follow-up outcomes

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 165-172

  Gossop, Michael ^a   Marsden, John ^a   Stewart, Duncan ^a   Rolfe, Alexandra ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime reduction; Heroin; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; COST; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033990589     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00077-0     Document Type: Article

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