Drug and alcohol use and the link with homelessness: Results from a survey of homeless people in London

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-256

  Fountain, Jane ^a   Howes, Samantha ^b   Marsden, John ^b   Taylor, Colin ^b   Strang, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Homelessness; Homelessness and substance use; Rough sleeping

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SLEEP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242487668     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1606635031000135631     Document Type: Review

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