Life with jib: A snapshot of street youth's use of crystal methamphetamine

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-251

  Bungay, Vicky ^a,d   Malchy, Leslie ^a   Buxton, Jane A ^b   Johnson, Joy ^a   MacPherson, Donald ^c   Rosenfeld, Theo ^c  

^a University of British Columbia's Vancouver Campus   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c BC Centre for Disease Control ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Amphetamines; Crystal methamphetamine; Homeless; Qualitative; Street involved; Substance use; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746831550     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350500270901     Document Type: Article

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