To House or Not to House: The Effects of Providing Housing to Homeless Substance Abusers in Treatment
Author(s) -
Jesse B. Milby,
Joseph E. Schumacher,
Dennis Wallace,
Michelle J. Freedman,
Rudy E. Vuchinich
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.039743
Subject(s) - abstinence , attendance , substance abuse , substance abuse treatment , drug abuser , intervention (counseling) , housing first , psychiatry , supportive housing , drug treatment , public housing , drug , medicine , psychology , political science , mental illness , mental health , law
Housing typically is not provided to homeless persons during drug abuse treatment. We examined how treatment outcomes were affected under 3 different housing provision conditions.
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