Cannabis-Related treatment demands in Belgium: a socio-demographic and treatment seeking profile
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Most people appear to stop using cannabis when getting older, but a certain subgroup becomes cannabis dependent, has problems in various life areas and needs treatment. Our aim is to compare a number of sociodemographic and treatment seeking variables between treatment seekers with primary cannabis problems and those with primary alcohol, opiate, amphetamine or cocaine problems. Understanding how primary cannabis users seeking treatment differ from other treatment seekers may assist clinicians in better tailoring treatment processes to clients’ needs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 67 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010