The community impact of RIOTT, a medically supervised injectable maintenance clinic in south London

Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-259

  Miller, Peter ^a,b   McKenzie, Stephen ^b   Lintzeris, Nicholas ^a,c   Martin, Anthea ^a   Strang, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

addiction; community impact; crime; heroin; prescription heroin

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIME; FOLLOW UP; FORGERY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEFT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77956905630     PISSN: 17523281     EISSN: 17523273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17523281.2010.503937     Document Type: Article

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