Methadone treatment as palliation or an individualized process of recovery management?

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 953-954

  Day, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methadone; Opiate substitution treatment; Policy; Psychosocial intervention; Recovery

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE;

FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS;

EID: 84859338612     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03785.x     Document Type: Note

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