A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Findings at 6 months post-release

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1333-1342

  Gordon, Michael S ^a   Kinlock, Timothy W ^a,b   Schwartz, Robert P ^a,c   O'Grady, Kevin E ^d  

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c Open Society Institute Baltimore   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin addiction; Methadone maintenance; Prisoners; Randomized clinical trial; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHADONE TREATMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRISONER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; COUNSELING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRISONERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 47549100230     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.002238.x     Document Type: Article

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