Breaking the habit: A retrospective analysis of desistance factors among formerly problematic heroin users

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 619-624

  Best, David W ^a,b   Ghufran, Safeena ^a   Day, Ed ^a   Ray, Rajashree ^a   Loaring, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desistance factors; Heroin careers; Maturing out; Natural recovery; Professionals in recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56749168953     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230802392808     Document Type: Article

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