Recovery from addiction in two types of sober living houses: 12-Month outcomes

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 442-455

  Polcin, Douglas L ^a   Korcha, Rachael ^a   Bond, Jason ^a   Galloway, Gantt ^b   Lapp, William ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing; Recovery houses; Residential treatment; Sober living houses

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954558158     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350903398460     Document Type: Article

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