Social context and perceived effects of drugs on sexual behavior among individuals who use both heroin and cocaine

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-220

  Kopetz, Catalina E ^a,b   Reynolds, Elizabeth K ^a   Hart, Carl L ^c   Kruglanski, Arie W ^a   Lejuez, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Sexual behavior; Social context

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77953953060     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019635     Document Type: Article

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