Sentenced to treatment: Early experience of drug treatment and testing orders in England

European Addiction Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 131-137

  Finch, Emily ^a   Brotchie, Janet ^a   Williams, Karen ^b   Ruben, Sue ^c   Felix, Lorna ^d   Strang, John ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Addiction Treatment Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Liverpool Drug Dependency Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^d London Probation Area   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coercion; Criminal justice; Substance use; Urine testing

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; COERCION; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0038349573     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070981     Document Type: Article

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