Social work and the treatment of substance abuse in Israel

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 85-96

  Peleg Oren, N ^a   Rahav, Giora ^b   Teichman, Meir ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Policy; Prevention; Social work profession; Treatment of addictions in Israel

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006232261     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J160v02n03_06     Document Type: Article

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