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Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract

Opiate-use patients attending residential treatment: characteristics, outcomes, and implications for practice

Authors: Samuel A MacMaster, Siobhan A Morse, Brian Bride, John Seiters, Cayce M Watson, Sam Choi

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 1/2015

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As opiate use has increased, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of opiate users presenting for treatment. Questions regarding the challenges of treating opiate users in residential treatment remain largely unanswered. This study seeks to determine what, if any, meaningful differences exist between opiate and non-opiate users, as well as within opiate users who enter voluntary, private, or residential dual-diagnosis treatment, and the impact of any differences relative to treatment motivation, length, and outcomes. …
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Title
Opiate-use patients attending residential treatment: characteristics, outcomes, and implications for practice
Authors
Samuel A MacMaster
Siobhan A Morse
Brian Bride
John Seiters
Cayce M Watson
Sam Choi
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S1-A36

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