Medical meaning of psychosocial issues of heroin addiction

Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 37-47

  Pacini, Matteo ^a   Maremmani, Icro ^a,b,c  

^a G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Association for the Application of Neuroscientific Knowledge to Social Aims   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug Addiction; Methadone; Psychosocial Intervention; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE;

ABSTINENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PANIC; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 22144431536     PISSN: 15921638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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