Tens of millions successfully in long-term recovery—let us find out how they did it

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 762-763

  Kelly, John F ^a  

^a Boston Biomedical   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; positive reinforcement; recovery; recovery support services; remission; treatment

Indexed keywords

DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN;

HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85007591231     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13696     Document Type: Note

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