Prevalence and pathways of recovery from drug and alcohol problems in the United States population: Implications for practice, research, and policy

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 181, Issue , 2017, Pages 162-169

  Kelly, John F ^a   Bergman, Brandon ^a   Hoeppner, Bettina B ^a   Vilsaint, Corrie ^a   White, William L ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Assisted; Mutual help; Population; Prevalence; Problem resolution; Recovery; Treatment; Unassisted

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85033694827     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.028     Document Type: Article

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