Recovery and straw men: An analysis of the objections raised to the transition to a recovery model in UK addiction services

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-288

  Best, David ^a   Bamber, Stephen ^a   Battersby, Alison ^a   Gilman, Mark ^a   Groshkova, Teodora ^a   Honor, Stuart ^a   McCartney, David ^a   Yates, Rowdy ^a   White, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Recovery; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549288473     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2010.523362     Document Type: Article

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