Social network support for individuals receiving opiate substitution treatment and its association with treatment progress

European Addiction Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 211-221

  Day, Ed ^a,b   Copello, Alex ^a,b   Karia, Minesh ^a   Roche, John ^a   Grewal, Panthratan ^a,b   George, Sanju ^b   Haque, Sayeed ^a   Chohan, Gagandeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heroin; Opiate maintenance; Outpatient treatment; Social network; Social support; Treatment research

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTENDED FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH ASIAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873328959     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343827     Document Type: Article

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