The importance of culture and context: Rethinking risk and risk management in young drug using populations

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-299

  Duff, Cameron ^a  

^a Australian Drug Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Identity; Lived experience; Risk; Risk management; Young people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROL STRATEGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0344036017     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570310001606987     Document Type: Article

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