Multiple substance use among heroin-dependent patients before and during attendance at methadone maintenance treatment program, Yunnan, China

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 246-249

  Li, Lei ^a   Sangthong, Rassamee ^b   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^b   McNeil, Edward ^b   Li, Jianhua ^a  

^a Yunnan Institute of Drug Abuse   (China)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Heroin; Methadone maintenance treatment; Multiple substance use

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; METHADONE; TRAMADOL; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHINA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79957591077     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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