Heroin transition risk among daily and non-daily cannabis users who are non-injectors of heroin

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 442-449

  Valdez, Avelardo ^a   Cepeda, Alice ^a   Neaigus, Alan ^b   Russell, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis use; Heroin transition risks; Mexican Americans; Non injecting heroin use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349137371     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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