Substance-related problems and treatment among men who have sex with men in comparison to other men in Chicago

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-233

  Mackesy Amiti, Mary Ellen ^a   Fendrich, Michael ^b   Johnson, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Drug dependence; HIV; MSM; Substance treatment

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALGESICS; CHICAGO; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249083179     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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