A therapeutic workplace for the long-term treatment of drug addiction and unemployment: Eight-year outcomes of a social business intervention

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 329-338

  Aklin, Will M ^a   Wong, Conrad J ^a   Hampton, Jacqueline ^a   Svikis, Dace S ^a   Stitzer, Maxine L ^a   Bigelow, George E ^a   Silverman, Kenneth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Contingency management; Employment; Heroin; Incentive; Methadone; Social business

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; OPIATE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; URINALYSIS; ADULT; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REINFORCEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84907717241     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: 18736483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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