Methamphetamine use patterns among urban Black men who have sex with men

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-413

  Jerome, Roy C ^a   Halkitis, Perry N ^b   Coley, Michael A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Black men; Gay; Methamphetamine; USA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; AMYL NITRATE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KETAMINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651055388     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050902780768     Document Type: Article

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