The social context of initiation into injecting drugs in the slums of Makassar, Indonesia

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-243

  Nasir, Sudirman ^a   Rosenthal, Doreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Indonesia; Injection drug use; Masculinity; Risk environment

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HARM REDUCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDONESIA; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MASCULINITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; HARM REDUCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649100259     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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