Sweat lodge ceremonies for jail-based treatment

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-42

  Gossage, J Phillip ^a   Barton, Louie ^b   Foster, Lenny ^c   Etsitty, Larry ^d   Lone Tree, Clayton ^c   Leonard, Carol ^b   May, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Navajo Nation   (United States)

^c Navajo Corrections Project   (United States)

^d Indian Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Dine; Navajo; Sweat lodge; Traditional healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRISON;

EID: 0347413804     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2003.10399991     Document Type: Article

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