Natural recovery from substance dependency:Lessons for treatment providers

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-104

  Granfield, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drugs; Drug abuse; Drug dependency; Natural recovery; Recovery; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023656349     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J160v01n01_07     Document Type: Article

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