Text Messaging for Addiction: A Review

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 158-176

  Keoleian, Victoria ^a   Polcin, Douglas ^b   Galloway, Gantt P ^a,c  

^a New Leaf Treatment Center   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; mobile health technology; smartphone; smoking; text messaging

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM EFFICACY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TEXT MESSAGING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; PROCEDURES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84928956518     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2015.1009200     Document Type: Review

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