Chapter 10: African American Oxford House residents: Sources of abstinent social networks

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 111-119

  Flynn, Andrea M ^a   Alvarez, Josefina ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a   Olson, Bradley D ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Davis, Margaret I ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Oxford House; Substance abuse; Twelve step programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIBLING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 33645355927     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v31n01_10     Document Type: Article

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