Use of crystal methamphetamine among gay men in London

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1622-1630

  Bolding, Graham ^a   Hart, Graham ^b   Sherr, Lorraine ^c   Elford, Jonathan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal methamphetamine; Gay men; HIV positive men; Recreational drugs; Sexual risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HALLUCINOGENS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUGS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33749509046     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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