Why don't out-of-treatment individuals enter methadone treatment programmes?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-42

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

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin addicts; Methadone treatment; Out of treatment

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149107633     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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