International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 202-207, May 2010

Does it matter how we refer to individuals with substance-related conditions? A randomized study of two commonly used terms

  • John F. Kelly

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Center for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Staniford Street, Suite 120, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Tel.: +1 617 643 1980; fax: +1 617 643 1998.
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  • Cassandra M. Westerhoff

Center for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 60 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States

Received 9 July 2009; received in revised form 2 October 2009; accepted 13 October 2009. published online 14 December 2009.

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 This study was funded by Massachusetts General Hospital Institutional Grant #020753.

PII: S0955-3959(09)00154-6

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.10.010

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 202-207, May 2010