Drug use by incarcerated women offenders

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 433-437

  Johnson, Holly ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug use; Indigenous; Risk factor; Women offender

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHETAMINES; AUSTRALIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; POPULATION GROUPS; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33750141477     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600876598     Document Type: Article

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