Social capital and risk level of posttreatment drug use: Implications for harm reduction among male treated addicts in Hhong Kong

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-162

  Cheung, Yuet W ^a   Cheung, Nicole W T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Drug use; Harm reduction; Hong kong; Posttreatment; Relapse; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242456168     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1606635021000021511     Document Type: Article

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