Drug use and risk behaviour among regular ecstasy users: Does sexuality make a difference?

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 599-614

  Degenhardt, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug use; Ecstacy; Sexual risk behaviour; Young people

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 27944505958     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050500349875     Document Type: Article

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