Background to crack cocaine addiction and HIV high-risk behavior: The next epidemic

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Word, Carl O ^a   Bowser, Benjamin ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEGRO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031019574     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952999709001688     Document Type: Article

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