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Hepatitis C virus load and survival among injection drug users in the United States by HISADA, Michie, CHATTERJEE, Nilanjan, KALAYLIOGLU, Zeynep, BATTJES, Robert J, GOEDERT, James J

“…Persons chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), some of whom may be coinfected with HIV and human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II), are at…”
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Increased Hepatitis C Virus Load among Injection Drug Users Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type II by Hisada, Michie, Chatterjee, Nilanjan, Zhang, Mingdong, Battjes, Robert J., Goedert, James J.

“…Coinfection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) is common among drug users…”
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Factors that predict adolescent motivation for substance abuse treatment by Battjes, Robert J., Gordon, Michael S., O'Grady, Kevin E., Kinlock, Timothy W., Carswell, Melissa A.

“…Many adolescent substance abusers enter treatment because of external pressures and thus lack motivation to change their behavior and engage in treatment…”
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A Novel Opioid Maintenance Program for Prisoners: Report of Post-Release Outcomes by Kinlock, Timothy W., Battjes, Robert J., Schwartz, Robert P., The MTC Project Team

“…Because prisoners with preincarceration heroin dependence typically relapse following release, a pilot study examined a novel opioid agonist maintenance…”
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Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes in an Aftercare Population by Brown, Barry S., O'Grady, Kevin, Robert J., Farrell, Eugene V.

“…This study examined six-month outcomes for 194 criminal justice clients exiting outpatient drug-free treatment and assigned to aftercare or standard treatment…”
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Correlates of Early Substance Use and Crime Among Adolescents Entering Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment by Gordon, Michael S., Kinlock, Timothy W., Battjes, Robert J.

“…Although many studies have examined the relationship between early deviant behavior and subsequent life problems among adolescents drawn from the general…”
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Predicting retention of adolescents in substance abuse treatment by Battjes, Robert J, Gordon, Michael S, O'Grady, Kevin E, Kinlock, Timothy W

“…Because retention of adolescents in substance abuse treatment is critical to treatment effectiveness, factors that predict length of time in treatment were…”
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Cause-specific mortality associated with HIV and HTLV-II infections among injecting drug users in the USA by GOEDERT, James J, FUNG, Michael W, FELTON, Susanne, BATTJES, Robert J, ENGELS, Eric A

“…Human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) is widespread among injecting drug users (IDU) and may contribute to the risk of leukemia/lymphoma,…”
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Drug abuse treatment entry and engagement: Report of a meeting on treatment readiness by Battjes, Robert J., Onken, Lisa S., Delany, Peter J.

“…Although the effectiveness of drug abuse treatment has been demonstrated repeatedly, many drug abusers do not enter treatment, many who do enter leave…”
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Factors Associated with Criminal Severity among Adolescents Entering Substance Abuse Treatment by Kinlock, Timothy W., Battjes, Robert J., Gordon, Michael S.

“…Adolescent substance abuse treatment has been increasingly emphasized as an intervention that could interrupt progression to adult criminal careers. However,…”
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Pretreatment Illegal Activities of a Nationwide Sample of Adolescent Substance Abuse Clients by Kinlock, Timothy W., Gordon, Michael S., Battjes, Robert J.

“…While much is known about criminal behavior patterns of general population and delinquent youth, little is known about the pretreatment criminality of…”
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Effectiveness of a stand-alone aftercare program for drug-involved offenders by Brown, Barry S, O’Grady, Kevin E, Battjes d, Robert J, Farrell d, Eugene E, Smith d, Nikeba P, Nurco d, David N

“…A study was made of the effectiveness of an aftercare program operating in conjunction with area outpatient drug free treatment programs while organizationally…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interim Methadone Maintenance by Schwartz, Robert P, Highfield, David A, Jaffe, Jerome H, Brady, Joseph V, Butler, Carol B, Rouse, Charles O, Callaman, Jason M, O’Grady, Kevin E, Battjes, Robert J

“…CONTEXT Effective alternatives to long waiting lists for entry into methadone hydrochloride maintenance treatment are needed to reduce the complications of…”
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Smoking as an issue in alcohol and drug abuse treatment by Battjes, R J

“…Little attention has been given to the role of tobacco dependence within alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Yet, smoking behavior appears to be interrelated…”
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Evaluation of a group-based substance abuse treatment program for adolescents by Battjes, Robert J., Gordon, Michael S., O'Grady, Kevin E., Kinlock, Timothy W., Katz, Elizabeth C., Sears, Emily A.

“…The effectiveness of adolescent substance abuse treatment has been repeatedly demonstrated, but specific treatment approaches have rarely been sufficiently…”
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Female-to-Male Transmission of HIV by Haverkos, Harry W, Battjes, Robert J

“…To the Editor.—Padian et al1 studied 379 heterosexual couples for evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and found that male-to-female…”
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Age at first injection and HIV risk among intravenous drug users by Battjes, R J, Leukefeld, C G, Pickens, R W

“…The relationship of age at first injection and HIV risk was explored in a nonblinded HIV seroprevalence study of intravenous drug users (IVDUs) admitted to…”
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A novel opioid maintenance program for prisoners: preliminary findings by Kinlock, Timothy W., Battjes, Robert J., Schwartz, Robert P.

“…Effective postincarceration treatment for individuals with preincarceration heroin dependence is urgently needed because relapse typically follows release…”
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The Community Assessment Inventory—Client views of supports to drug abuse treatment by Brown, Barry S., O’Grady, Kevin E., Battjes, Robert J., Katz, Elizabeth C.

“…A measure assessing client views of the community supports available to them was developed and tested with entrants to outpatient drug free treatment. Items…”
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Organizational Psychology Perspectives on Enhancing National HIV Prevention Research Among Drug Abusers by Grace, William C, Fernandez, M. Isabel, Battjes, Robert J, Sloboda, Zili, Genser, Sander G

“…A meeting sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse was held to conduct an organizational analysis of research efforts in HIV prevention among those at…”
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