Predictors of frequent use of amphetamine type stimulants among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney, Australia

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 260-268

  Prestage, Garrett ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^c   Jin, Fengyi ^a   Grulich, Andrew ^a   Imrie, John ^b   Kaldor, John ^a   Kippax, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Gay men; Illicit drugs; Methamphetamine; Sexual adventurism; Unprotected anal intercourse

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AMPHETAMINES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HALLUCINOGENS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 35148826492     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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