Shirley Linzy

Biographic Data

ID5509487
NAMEShirley Linzy
GIVEN NAMESShirley
FAMILY NAMELinzy
SIGNATURELINZY S
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX0

  • Methadone Maintenance Treatment Experience in Macao – Prospective Follow-up for Initial 4.5 Years

    Miriam Adelson, Hon Wai Wilson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2013

    The initiation of the first methadone maintenance treatment program (MMT) in Macao was founded in collaboration between MMT clinics in the USA and Israel. All patients admitted into treatment between October 2005 and October 2008 were prospectively followed through March 2010. Of the 163 patients, 81% were male, the mean age on admission was 39.5 (sd = 10.2). Seventy-three percent (n = 119) were hepatitis C sera positive, and 4.9% (n = 8) were HI…

  • Pathological gambling in methadone maintenance clinics where gambling is legal versus illegal

    Einat Peles, Shaul Schreiber et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2010References: 17

    Lifetime potential and probable pathological gambling (PG) were assessed using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) questionnaire. The prevalence between patients in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in Tel Aviv (Israel, gambling is illegal) and MMT patients in Las Vegas (NV, USA, gambling is legal) was compared. Urine toxicology and substance use was assessed as well. PG at MMT admission was higher in Tel Aviv (48/178, 27%) than in Las Vega…