Initiation into methamphetamine use for young gay and bisexual men

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 135-144

  Parsons, Jeffrey T ^a,b   Kelly, Brian C ^a,c   Weiser, Jonathan D ^a  

^a Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal meth; Gay; Initiation; Methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; KETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548038772     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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