Alcohol and drug use patterns have declined between generations of younger gay-bisexual men in San Francisco

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-182

  Crosby, G Michael ^a   Stall, Ron D ^a   Paul, Jay P ^a   Barrett, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Drug use; Gay men; Youth generational changes

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CHLOROETHANE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAN FRANCISCO; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

CANNABIS;

EID: 0032211795     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(98)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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