Non-Injection drug use patterns and history of injection among street youth

European Addiction Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-98

  Hadland, Scott E ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^b,c   Marshall, Brandon D L ^b,d   Small, William ^b   Lai, Calvin ^b   Montaner, Julio S ^b,c   Wood, Evan ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Drug use; Initiation; Injection; Street youth

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INJECTION; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75549084101     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000279767     Document Type: Article

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