Recent life problems and non-fatal overdose among heroin users entering treatment

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-175

  Neale, Joanne ^a,b   Robertson, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug treatment; Drug use; Life problems; Overdose; Suicidal intent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISONER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SCOTLAND; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 13844257002     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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