Internet recovery for substance abuse and alcoholism: An exploratory study of service users

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-167

  Hall, Margery J ^a   Tidwell, Wendell C ^a  

^a Online Recovery Anonymous Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Internet recovery; Online peer support; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0038298892     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00355-0     Document Type: Article

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