High dose methadone reduces criminal recidivism in opiate addicts

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-29

  Bellin, Eran ^a   Wesson, Jennifer ^b   Tomasino, Vincent ^b   Nolan, James ^b   Glick, Alvin J ^b   Oquendo, Sonia ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blocking dose; High dose; Jail; Low dose; Methadone; Outcome research; Prison; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345761252     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359909004372     Document Type: Article

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