The effectiveness of vocational services for substance users in treatment

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 39, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 2165-2213

  Magura, Stephen ^a,c,d,e,f   Staines, Graham L ^a,c,g   Blankertz, Laura ^a,h,i   Madison, Elizabeth M ^b,j,k,l,m,n  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Natl Assoc on Drug Abuse Problems   (United States)

^c NDRI   (United States)

^d Executive Officer of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and Finnegan Consulting   (United States)

^e Research Society on Alcoholism RSA   (United States)

^f Middle E Mediterranean Summer I   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ E Evaluation and Research Society

^j NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k Potential Unlimited ^*

^l CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^m BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ Natl Assoc Workforce Devmt P

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Author keywords

Employment; Outcome criterion; Program effectiveness; Program evaluation; Recovery; Substance misuse; Substance user treatment; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; METHADONE TREATMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 19744379956     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200034589     Document Type: Review

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