Relationships between patient characteristics and unsuccessful substance abuse detoxification

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 41-53

  Gordon, Adam J ^a   Wentz, Christopher M ^a   Gibbon, Jeanette L ^a   Mason, Alysia D ^a   Freyder, Paul J ^b   O'Toole, Thomas P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Substance abuse treatment centers; Substance withdrawal syndrome; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034780074     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v20n02_04     Document Type: Article

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