Drug-user treatment programs in a large metropolitan area

Author(s): Hser, Y. I., Anglin, M. D., Maglione, M. A.

Journal/Book: Subst Use Misuse. 1998; 33: 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016. Marcel Dekker Inc. 1735-1761.

Abstract: This paper discusses the results of a comprehensive survey of one of the largest drug-user treatment systems in the United States-the system in Los Angeles County, California, which contains more than 300 programs, covers over 4,000 square miles, and serves clients from a notably heterogeneous population of almost nine million people. The survey reported on here was distinct from similar surveys in that it provided simultaneously comprehensive and in-depth descriptions of formal treatment programs in a defined local area. The authors believe that this survey is the first local drug-user treatment program survey of its scope and magnitude in the United States.

Note: Article Polinsky ML, UCLA, Sch Publ Policy & Social Res, Interuniv Consortium, Ctr Child & Family Policy Res, Los Angeles,CA 90095 USA

Keyword(s): drug-user treatment; survey; treatment system; drug-user treatment services; SUBSTANCE-ABUSE TREATMENT; MANAGED-CARE; SYSTEM

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