Contemporary cocaine use patterns and associated harms in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 537-543

  Shearer, James ^a   Johnston, Jennifer ^b   Fry, Craig L ^b,e   Kaye, Sharlene ^a   Dillon, Paul ^a   Dietze, Paul ^c   Collins, Linette ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NSW Police Service   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cocaine; Consumption patterns; Drug markets; Drug trends; Drug related harms

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34547962662     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701499159     Document Type: Article

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