The diffusion of ecstasy through urban youth networks

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 39-71

  Schensul, Jean J ^a   Diamond, Sarah ^a   Disch, William ^a   Bermudez, Rey ^a   Eiserman, Julie ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Drug selling; Ecstasy; Inner city youth; Latino

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 28244467973     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v04n02_03     Document Type: Article

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