Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Residential Therapeutic Conmmunity Settings: Challenges and Promise

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Greenberg, Brian ^a   Hall, Danny H ^b   Sorensen, James L ^c  

^a Shelter Network of San Mateo County   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Methadone; Opioid replacement therapy; Residential treatment; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849050790     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2007.10400606     Document Type: Article

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