Methamphetamine Use in Dayton, Ohio: Preliminary Findings from the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-221

  Daniulaityte, Raminta ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a   Kenne, Deric R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural consensus model; Methamphetamine; Midwest; OSAM network; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG FORMULATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MONITORING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849001899     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2007.10400607     Document Type: Article

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