Stigma, discrimination and the health of illicit drug users

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 188-196

  Ahern, Jennifer ^a,b   Stuber, Jennifer ^c,d   Galea, Sandro ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Columbia University School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Drug users; Health; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALIENATION; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33947604746     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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