A Faith-Based Intervention for Cocaine-Dependent Black Women

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-190

  Stahler, Gerald J ^a   Kirby, Kimberly C ^b   Kerwin, MaryLouise E ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based interventions; Faith based interventions; Substance abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRIDGES TREATMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

EID: 34547137398     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2007.10399877     Document Type: Article

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