African American patients seeking treatment in the public sector: Characteristics of buprenorphine vs. methadone patients

Abstract Background To expand its public-sector treatment capacity, Baltimore City made buprenorphine treatment accessible to low-income, largely African American residents. This study compares the characteristics of patients entering methadone treatment vs. buprenorphine treatment to determine whet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2012-04, Vol.122 (1), p.55-60
Hauptverfasser:	Mitchell, Shannon Gwin, Kelly, Sharon M, Gryczynski, Jan, Myers, C. Patrick, Jaffe, Jerome H, O’Grady, Kevin E, Olsen, Yngvild K, Schwartz, Robert P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies African American patients African Americans - statistics & numerical data Baltimore Biological and medical sciences Black American people Buprenorphine Buprenorphine - therapeutic use Depression Drug addiction Female Heroin Dependence - rehabilitation Humans Male Medical sciences Mental health Methadone Methadone - therapeutic use Middle Aged Narcotics - therapeutic use Opiate Substitution Treatment - statistics & numerical data Patient Admission Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public Sector Sex Factors Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Treatment entry Treatment Outcome
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