Self-detoxification attempts among methadone maintenance patients - What methods and what success?

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 575-584

  Noble, Alison ^a   Best, David ^a   Man, Lan Ho ^a   Gossop, Michael ^a   Strang, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstence Replase; Methadone maintenance; Self detoxification; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MOTIVATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DIAZEPAM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; SELF CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0036314296     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(01)00194-0     Document Type: Article

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