Heroin use and barriers to treatment in street-involved youth

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 477-487

  Brands, Bruna ^a,b   Leslie, Karen ^b,c   Catz Biro, Laura ^a   Li, Selina ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Heroin use; Substance abuse treatment; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644493209     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350500150624     Document Type: Article

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