Prevalence and treatment of substance abuse in the mentally retarded population: An empirical review

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Burgard, Jesse F ^a   Donohue, Brad ^b   Azrin, Nathan H ^c   Teichner, Gordon ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Mental retardation; Prevalence; Substance

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034231173     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2000.10400452     Document Type: Article

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