Increasing use and associated harms of crystal methamphetamine injection in a Canadian setting

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 313-316

  Fairbairn, Nadia ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Buxton, Jane A ^b   Li, Kathy ^a   Montaner, Julio S ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystal methamphetamine; HIV transmission; Injection drug use

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEEDLE SHARING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33947593135     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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