Prevalence of non-medical drug use and dependence among homosexuality active men and women in the US population

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 989-998

  Cochran, Susan D ^a   Ackerman, Deborah ^a   Mays, Vickie M ^b   Ross, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug dependence; Drug use; Epidemiology; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7444262393     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00759.x     Document Type: Review

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