Empowerment in drug treatment: Dilemmas in implementing policy in welfare institutions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-208

  Frank, Vibeke Asmussen ^a   Bjerge, Bagga ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Drug treatment; Empowerment; Policy; Welfare institutions

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY STRATEGY; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPOWERMENT; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; METHADONE TREATMENT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POLICY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; DENMARK; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; METHADONE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCOTICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

DENMARK;

EID: 79960255001     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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