Heroin use in adolescents and young adults admitted for drug detoxification

Journal of Substance Abuse

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 337-346

  Pugatch, David ^a   Strong, Larkin L ^a   Has, Phinnara ^a   Patterson, Danielle ^a   Combs, Christine ^a   Reinert, Steven ^a   Rich, Josiah D ^a   Flanigan, Timothy ^a   Brown, Larry ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent young adult; Age of initiation; Heroin; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HEALTH; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0035225612     PISSN: 08993289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-3289(01)00081-5     Document Type: Article

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