Economic analysis of costs and consequences of the treatment of drug misuse: 2-Year outcome data from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS)

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 697-707

  Godfrey, Christine ^a   Stewart, Duncan ^b   Gossop, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs and consequences; Drug misuse; Economic analysis; NTORS; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG MISUSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 2942528627     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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