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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Persistence and change in disparities in HIV infection among injection drug users in New York City after large-scale syringe exchange programs.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We examined racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs) before and after implementation of large-scale syringe exchange programs in New York City. METHODS: Participants were recruited from IDUs entering ... Read more...

Risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases: a comparison study of cocaine-dependent individuals in treatment versus a community-matched sample.

30 Aug 2009 Cocaine users routinely engage in high-risk sexual behaviors that place them at an elevated risk of contracting HIV and other blood-borne infections. The purpose of the present study was to compare trading sex for drugs and/or money, having 10 or ... Read more...

Proportional hazards frailty models for recurrent methadone maintenance treatment.

9 Aug 2009 The authors' objective in this study was to identify determinants of time to discontinuation of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) across multiple treatment episodes. Population-level data on drug dispensations for all patients receiving ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Substance Abuse Treatment Centers'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Persistence and change in disparities in HIV infection among injection drug users in New York City after large-scale syringe exchange programs. 29 Sep 2009
• Heroin clinics reduce street drug use and crime, shows study. 16 Sep 2009
• Risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases: a comparison study of cocaine-dependent individuals in treatment versus a community-matched sample. 30 Aug 2009
• Proportional hazards frailty models for recurrent methadone maintenance treatment. 9 Aug 2009
• Common ground, not a battle ground. Violence prevention at a detoxification facility. 30 Jul 2009
• The impact of emotional and material social support on women's drug treatment completion. 30 Jul 2009
• Using the constitution to improve prisoner health. 14 Jul 2009
• Relations among psychopathology, substance use, and physical pain experiences in methadone-maintained patients. 12 Jul 2009
• Income does not affect response to contingency management treatments among community substance abuse treatment-seekers. 6 Jul 2009
• Buprenorphine adoption in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. Jul 2009
• The burden of the nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics. 29 Jun 2009
• Implementing evidence-based practices in community treatment programs: initial feasibility of a counselor "toolkit". 29 Jun 2009
• Binge drinking and unsafe sex: a study of narcology hospital patients from St. Petersburg, Russia. 29 Jun 2009
• Impact of injection drug use on distribution and severity of chronic venous disorders. 29 Jun 2009
• Hepatitis C treatment in pharmacotherapy services: increasing treatment uptake needs a critical view. 29 Jun 2009
• Client-reported reasons for non-engagement in drug and alcohol treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Predictors of 3-month retention in a drug treatment therapeutic community. 29 Jun 2009
• Evaluation of a training program to improve clinicians' assessment of patient stability. 29 Jun 2009
• Access to health and social services for IDU: the impact of a medically supervised injection facility. 29 Jun 2009
• Rhabdomyolysis and brain ischemic stroke in a heroin-dependent male. Invited comment. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Substance Abuse Treatment Centers'

Definition: Health facilities providing therapy and/or rehabilitation for substance-dependent individuals. Methadone distribution centers are included.

Descriptor UI: D016320

Alternative terms: Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Treatment Centers, Substance Abuse; Drug Rehabilitation Center; Center, Drug Rehabilitation; Centers, Drug Rehabilitation; Drug Rehabilitation Centers; Treatment Centers, Drug Abuse; Rehabilitation Center, Drug; Rehabilitation Centers, Drug; Treatment Centers, Drug; Drug Abuse Treatment Centers; Drug Treatment Centers; Center, Drug Treatment; Centers, Drug Treatment; Drug Treatment Center; Treatment Center, Drug;

Related Mesh Headings: Needle-Exchange Programs;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.035.128.800; N02.278.808.930;

Online Note: use SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS to search DRUG TREATMENT CENTERS 1991-93

History Note: 94; was DRUG TREATMENT CENTERS 1991-93; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS was see DRUG TREATMENT CENTERS 1991-93