Cessation of injection drug use and change in injection frequency: The Chicago needle exchange evaluation study

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1606-1613

  Huo, Dezheng ^a   Bailey, Susan L ^b   Ouellet, Lawrence J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Epidemiology; Injection cessation; Injection drug use; Needle exchange programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RELAPSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33749530257     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01577.x     Document Type: Article

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