Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 90-95 , January 2010

Incentives for retention of pregnant substance users: A secondary analysis

  • Gregory Brigham, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Maryhaven, Columbus, OH 43207, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Maryhaven, Columbus, Ohio 43207, USA. Tel.: +1 614 324 5417; fax: +1 614 324 5472.
    • ,
  • Theresa Winhusen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
    • Cincinnati Addictions Research Center (CinARC), Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel Lewis, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Cincinnati Addictions Research Center (CinARC), Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
    • ,
  • Frankie Kropp, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Cincinnati Addictions Research Center (CinARC), Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA

Received 26 November 2008 ,Revised 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 21 May 2009.

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 This was supported by the National Institiute on Drug Abuse U10 DA13732 and 1 K23 DA021512.

PII: S0740-5472(09)00089-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.005

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
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