Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 51-59 , January 2010

What are your priorities right now? Identifying service needs across recovery stages to inform service development

  • Alexandre B. Laudet, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • At the time the study was conducted, Dr. Laudet was with the Center for the Study of Addictions and Recovery at National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., (NDRI), NYC, NY 10010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. NDRI, 71 West 23rd Street, 8th floor, NYC, NY 10010, USA. Tel.: +1 646 387 6568; fax: +1 917 438 0894.
    • ,
  • William White, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Chestnut Health Systems/Lighthouse Institute, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA.

Received 28 February 2009 ,Revised 27 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 June 2009.

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PII: S0740-5472(09)00097-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.06.003

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 51-59 , January 2010

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