Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 49-61 , January 2006

Contrasting faith-based and traditional substance abuse treatment programs

  • James Alan Neff, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA. Tel.: +1 757 683 6482; fax: +1 757 683 4753.
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  • Clayton T. Shorkey, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
    • Tel.: +1 512 471 0520; fax: +1 512 471 9514.
  • ,
  • Liliane Cambraia Windsor, M.S.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
    • Tel.: +1 512 471 0520; fax: +1 512 471 9514.

Received 29 December 2003 ,Revised 31 August 2005 ,Accepted 6 October 2005.

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PII: S0740-5472(05)00197-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.10.001

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 49-61 , January 2006