## Abstract Reduced crime provides a key benefit associated with substance abuse treatment (SAT). Armed robbery is an especially costly and frequent crime committed by some drugβinvolved offenders. Many studies employ valuation methods that understate the true costs of robbery, and thus the true so
The cost-effectiveness of substance abuse treatment
β Scribed by Paul G. Barnett
- Book ID
- 107552371
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3812
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