Methadone maintenance in prison: Evaluation of a pilot program in Puerto Rico

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-129

  Heimer, Robert ^a   Catania, Holly ^b   Newman, Robert G ^b   Zambrano, John ^a   Brunet, Arlyn ^c   Ortiz, Arturo Marti ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Carlos Albizu University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Heroin; Methadone maintenance; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 33646901970     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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