Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 87-94 , July 2006

Recovery-oriented perceptions as predictors of reincarceration

  • George De Leon, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Development and Research Institutes, New York, NY 10010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. National Development and Research Institutes, 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Tel.: +1 212 845 4417; fax: +1 917 438 0894.
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  • Gerald Melnick, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Development and Research Institutes, New York, NY 10010, USA
    • ,
  • Yan Cao, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Harry K. Wexler, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Development and Research Institutes, New York, NY 10010, USA

Received 23 May 2005 ,Revised 21 February 2006 ,Accepted 22 March 2006.

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PII: S0740-5472(06)00094-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.03.016

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 87-94 , July 2006

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