Recovery as an ethical ideal

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 12-13, 2008, Pages 1685-1703

  Kleinig, John ^a,b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

12 step programs; AA; Abstinence; Achievement; Addiction; Cure; Dependence; Drugs; Healing; Lapse; Normative concept; Outcome; Overcome; Palliation; Process; Recover; Recovery; Relapse; Remission; Resilience; Restoration; Stakeholders; Tasks; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ABSTINENCE; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHICS; HEALING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LANGUAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 57349094829     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802293350     Document Type: Review

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