Abstinence orientation and treatment practice: An analysis of German settings providing opioid maintenance therapy

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-30

  Trautmann, Sebastian ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abstinence orientation; Buprenorphine; Maintenance treatment; Methadone; Nationwide study; Opioid dependence; Treatment philosophy

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855484618     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.620052     Document Type: Article

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