Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 63-71 , February 2008

Factors Related to Abstinence from Drug Use and Seeking Help from Medical Services in Taiwanese Heroin and Methamphetamine Users

  • Chia-Nan Yen

      Affiliations

    • Tainan Hospital Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Behavioral Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tze-Chun Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Chun Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • By-Yu Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Tao Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Fang Yen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Behavioral Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Cheng-Fang Yen, Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 31 May 2007 ,Accepted 19 October 2007.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70099-8

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70099-8

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 63-71 , February 2008

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