Gender differences in the impact of social support on crack use among African Americans

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-104

  Riehman, Kara S ^a,b   Wechsberg, Wendee M ^b   Zule, William ^b   Lam, Wendy K ^b   Levine, Burton ^b  

^a MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Crack cocaine; Gender differences; Social support

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38149021339     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701205661     Document Type: Article

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