Patterns of drug use among drug misusers in Sweden. Gender differences

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1817-1835

  Byqvist, Siv ^a  

^a Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug misuse; Gender; Polydrug use; Problem drug use; Trends

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33751579764     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080601006805     Document Type: Article

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