History of reported sexual or physical abuse among long-term heroin users and their response to substitution treatment

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-60

  Oviedo Joekes, Eugenia ^a,b   Marchand, Kirsten ^b   Guh, Daphne ^b   Marsh, David C ^a,b,d,e   Brissette, Suzanne ^c   Krausz, Michael ^a,b   Anis, Aslam ^a,b   Schechter, Martin T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Opioid dependence; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Substitution treatment; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE;

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICAL ABUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CANADA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; SEX OFFENSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78149498978     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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