Landlords of self-governed recovery homes: An initial exploration of attitudes, opinions, and motivation to serve others

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-354

  Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Aase, Darrin M ^a   Mueller, David G ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing; Oxford house; Recovery homes; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; LANDLORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 77950881082     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2009.10399772     Document Type: Article

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