Crack cocaine smokers who turn to drug injection: Characteristics, factors associated with injection, and implications for HIV transmission

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-92

  Irwin, Kathleen L ^a   Edlin, Brian R ^a   Faruque, Sairus ^f   McCoy, H Virginia ^b   Word, Carl ^c,d   Serrano, Yolanda ^f   Inciardi, James ^b   Bowser, Benjamin ^c,e   Holmberg, Scott D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Bayview Hunter's Point Foundation   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Crack cocaine; HIV infection; Intravenous; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030270631     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-8716(96)01262-8     Document Type: Article

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