Gender differences among in- and out-of-treatment opioid-addicted individuals

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-42

  Kelly, Sharon M ^a   Schwartz, Robert P ^a   O'Grady, Kevin E ^b   Mitchell, Shannon Gwin ^a   Reisinger, Heather Schacht ^a,c   Peterson, James A ^a,d   Agar, Michael H ^a,d   Brown, Barry S ^a,e  

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Ethknoworks   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Methadone treatment; Opioid addiction; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; ONSET AGE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BALTIMORE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRIME; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 61649093067     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802342915     Document Type: Article

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