Characteristics of opiate users leaving detoxification treatment against medical advice

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 383-394

  Kenne, Deric R ^a,b   Boros, Alec P ^a   Fischbein, Rebecca L ^a  

^a Oriana House Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

against medical advice; detoxification; drugs; Opiates; predictors; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954709521     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2010.489452     Document Type: Article

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