Changes in the initiation of heroin use after a reduction in heroin supply

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-313

  Day, Carolyn ^a,b   Degenhardt, Louisa ^a   Hall, Wayne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug supply; Heroin market; Initiation; Injecting drug use

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33746622889     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600741040     Document Type: Article

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