Methamphetamine Use and Adverse Consequences in the Rural Southern United States: An Ethnographic Overview

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 38, Issue , 2006, Pages 393-404

  Sexton, Rocky L ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a   Leukefeld, Carl G ^b   Booth, Brenda M ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse consequences; Ethnography; Harm reduction; Methamphetamine; Rural southern United States

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNOGRAPHY; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF EVALUATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ARKANSAS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33845935835     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2006.10400603     Document Type: Article

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