Participation in opioid substitution treatment reduces the rate of criminal convictions: Evidence from a community study

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2313-2316

  Vorma, Helena ^a   Sokero, Petteri ^b   Aaltonen, Mikko ^c   Turtiainen, Saija ^a   Hughes, Lorine A ^d   Savolainen, Jukka ^d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal behaviour; Opioid substitution treatment; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OFFENDER; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URINALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

CRIME; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876369936     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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