Public opinion of drug treatment policy: Exploring the public's attitudes, knowledge, experience and willingness to pay for drug treatment strategies

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 407-415

  Matheson, C ^a   Jaffray, M ^a   Ryan, M ^a   Bond, C M ^a   Fraser, K ^a   Kirk, M ^a   Liddell, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH DRUGS FORUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Drug treatment approaches; Public opinion; Treatment policy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MISUSE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BELIEF; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HARM REDUCTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902839561     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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