Community reactions to campaigns addressing crystal methamphetamine use among gay and bisexual men in New York City

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-315

  Nanín, José E ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c   Bimbi, David S ^a   Grov, Christian ^a   Brown, Justin T ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYSTAL; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRIEND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34250828442     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9818-1W43-1876-2062     Document Type: Article

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