Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 13-21 , July 2008

State policies matter: The case of outpatient drug treatment program practices

  • Jamie F. Chriqui, Ph.D., M.H.S.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    • Center for Health Policy and Legislative Analysis, The MayaTech Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Illinois at Chicago, M/C 275, Room 558, Chicago, IL 60608, USA. Tel.: +1 312 996 6410; fax: +1 312 355 2801.
    • ,
  • Yvonne Terry-McElrath, M.H.S.A.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
    • ,
  • Duane C. McBride, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Prevention of Addictions, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA
    • ,
  • Shelby S. Eidson, J.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Policy and Legislative Analysis, The MayaTech Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA

Received 30 May 2007 ,Revised 2 July 2007 ,Accepted 8 August 2007.

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 The views expressed in this article are solely attributable to the authors and do not reflect the views of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation or its trustees, the University of Illinois at Chicago, or the authors' employers.

PII: S0740-5472(07)00247-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.08.012

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 13-21 , July 2008

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