A Qualitative Study of Methamphetamine Users' Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Drug Abstinence

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 215-225

  Herbeck, Diane M ^a   Brecht, Mary Lynn ^a   Christou, Dayna ^a   Lovinger, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

abstinence; methamphetamine; qualitative analysis; recovery; relapse

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABSTINENCE; METHAMPHETAMINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOVERY; RELAPSE;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904317561     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2014.914611     Document Type: Article

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