Drug use, street crime, and sex-trading among cocaine-dependent women: Implications for public health and criminal justice policy

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 379-389

  Inciardi, James A ^a   Surratt, Hilary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Crack; HIV; Prostitution; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; STREET DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; POLICY; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0035686699     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2001.10399923     Document Type: Article

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