Drug dependence treatment within the department of veterans affairs: Emerging issues

R. Dale Walker; Matthew O. Howard; Richard Suchlnsky; James Kaple; Britt Anderson

doi:10.3109/10826089409047368

Drug dependence treatment within the department of veterans affairs: Emerging issues

R. Dale Walker, Matthew O. Howard, Richard Suchlnsky, James Kaple, Britt Anderson

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest provider of drug dependence treatment services in the United States. However, a national evaluation of primarily drug-dependent veterans has never been reported. Findings from the Drug Abuse Treatment Services Evaluation Project, a three-year investigation of drug dependence treatment within the Department of Veterans Affairs, are discussed. Demographic and diagnostic data are presented for the population of 46,047 inpatients discharged with drug dependence diagnoses in Fiscal Year 1991. Patient subtypes and clinical issues of growing relevance to the treatment of drug-dependent veterans are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-69
Number of pages	17
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089409047368
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug dependence treatment
Substance abuse treatment
Veterans Administration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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