Determinants of methadone treatment assignment among heroin addicts on first admission to public treatment centres in Italy

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Bargagli, Anna Maria ^a,d   Schifano, Patrizia ^a   Davoli, Marina ^a,d   Faggiano, Fabrizio ^b,c   Perucci, Carlo A ^a   Burroni, P ^d   Nicoletti, G ^d   Perucci, C A ^d   Renga, G ^d   Amato, L ^d   Carobene, C ^d   Cipriani, F ^d   Cuomo, L ^d   Diecidue, R ^d   Della Bona, S ^d   Faggiano, F ^d   Grande, B ^d   Lovaste, R ^d   Magliocchetti, N ^d   Martini, C ^d   Mathis, F ^d   Montina, L ^d   Pani, P P ^d   Pavarin, R M ^d   Piras, G ^d   Sbrana, R ^d   Schifano, P ^d   Salamina, G ^d   Scarmozzino, A ^d   Scondotto, S ^d   Sgarzini, P ^d   Sorio, C ^d   Triassi, M ^d   Versino, E ^d   Villani, G ^d   Baraldi, F ^d   Cabras, G ^d   Canfarotta, S ^d   Carta, I ^d   Castegnaro, L ^d   De Florio, M ^d   Di Giorni, M ^d   Ferri, M ^d   Fratini, S ^d   Fratta, F ^d   Geninatti, S ^d   Giglio, S ^d   Iannaccone, A ^d   Lampis, F ^d   Maisto, M ^d   Manassero, P P ^d   Marra, G ^d   Peris, A ^d   Revello, M T ^d   Schiaffino, R ^d   Scola, N ^d   Seddone, G ^d   Testa, A ^d   Jarre, P ^d   Bignamini, E ^d   Furlan, P M ^d   Ghisleni, M B ^d   Grosso, L ^d   Mitola, V ^d   Ninni, M T ^d   Ranieri, M R ^d   Ruschena, M ^d   Vineis, P ^d   more..

^a ASL Rome E   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Regional Monitoring Centre for Drug Addiction   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Heroin addiction; Substance abuse treatment; Treatment entry

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOM; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRISONERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 21744462225     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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