Vancouver: Mayor proposes new treatment plan for stimulant-drug users
- PMID: 17715525
Vancouver: Mayor proposes new treatment plan for stimulant-drug users
Abstract
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan is pushing for the establishment of a drug substitution treatment program for the city's cocaine and crystal-meth users. The program would take the form of a clinical trial for up to 700 users.
Similar articles
-
Amphetamines in the District of Columbia. III. Stimulant abuse in narcotics addicts in treatment, with an emphasis on phenmetrazine.Int J Addict. 1974;9(5):652-62. Int J Addict. 1974. PMID: 4155405 No abstract available.
-
Stimulant abuse treatment as HIV prevention.J Addict Dis. 1998;17(4):19-32. doi: 10.1300/J069v17n04_03. J Addict Dis. 1998. PMID: 9848029
-
The matrix model of outpatient stimulant abuse treatment: history and description.J Psychoactive Drugs. 2000 Apr-Jun;32(2):157-64. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2000.10400224. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2000. PMID: 10908003
-
Psychostimulant addiction treatment.Neuropharmacology. 2014 Dec;87:150-60. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.04.002. Epub 2014 Apr 12. Neuropharmacology. 2014. PMID: 24727297 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Substance use disorders in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2008 Aug;19(2):242-53, viii. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2008. PMID: 18822830 Review.