What future for the Therapeutic Community in the field of addiction? A view from Europe

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1677-1678

  Broekaert, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADDICTION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL STAFF; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 33845419972     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01646.x     Document Type: Editorial

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