Crystal methamphetamine and sexual sociality in an urban gay subculture: An elective affinity

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-333

  Green, Adam Isaiah ^a   Halkitis, Perry N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Gay men; HIV AIDS; Methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LIBIDO; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33746406768     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600783320     Document Type: Article

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