Short-term outcomes for the treatment of heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Addictive Disorders and their Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-143

  Ross, Joanne ^a   Teesson, Maree ^a   Darke, Shane ^a   Lynskey, Michael ^d   Ali, Robert ^b   Ritter, Alison ^c   Cooke, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia   (Australia)

^c TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; Heroin dependence; Prospective cohort study; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748417569     PISSN: 15315754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.adt.0000210717.33564.a8     Document Type: Article

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