Demystifying the injection drug user: Willingness to participate in traditional drug treatment services among participants in a needle exchange program

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-294

  MacMaster, Samuel A ^a   Vail, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Information and Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Injection drug use; Needle exchange; Treatment access

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYRINGE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0036660576     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2002.10399965     Document Type: Article

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