The impact of treatment on 3 years' outcome for heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-88

  Teesson, Maree ^a   Mills, Katherine ^a,b   Ross, Joanne ^a   Darke, Shane ^a   Williamson, Anna ^c   Havard, Alys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminality; Health problems; Heroin dependence; Injection risk; Prospective cohort study; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849050199     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02029.x     Document Type: Article

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