Impact of substance abuse treatment on arrests among opiate users in Washington State

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 510-520

  Campbell, Kevin M ^a   Deck, Dennis ^b   Krupski, Antoinette ^a  

^a Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse   (United States)

^b RMC Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; METHADONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASHINGTON;

EID: 36849010652     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490701641157     Document Type: Article

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