Young heroin users in Baltimore: A qualitative study

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-188

  Gandhi, Devang H ^a,c   Kavanagh, Greg J ^b   Jaffe, Jerome H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; Qualitative characteristics; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY RELATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BALTIMORE; CRIME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 33748425775     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990500479290     Document Type: Article

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