A mandatory short-term methadone-to-abstinence program in New York City

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-45

  Winick, Charles ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Methadone; Methadone maintenance

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HUMANS; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; NEW YORK CITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035155628     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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