Severity of heroin use in Israel: Comparisons between native Israelis and former Soviet Union immigrants

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 630-637

  Isralowitz, Richard ^a,c   Reznik, Alexander ^a   Spear, Suzanne E ^b   Brecht, Mary Lynn ^b   Rawson, Richard A ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Gender differences; Heroin; Opiates

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; USSR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; USSR;

EID: 33947113879     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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