Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 255-266 , April 2007

A national survey of substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders

  • Douglas W. Young, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Governmental Service and Research, University of Maryland, 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 208, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Tel.: +1 301 405 3297; fax: +1 301 314 9258.
    • ,
  • Richard Dembo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
    • ,
  • Craig E. Henderson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sam Houston State University, Campus Box 2447, Huntsville, TX 77341-2247, USA

Received 26 September 2006 ,Revised 19 December 2006 ,Accepted 25 December 2006.

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PII: S0740-5472(07)00014-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.018

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 255-266 , April 2007

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