Risky injecting practices associated with snowballing: A qualitative study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-262

  Wilkins, Louise ^a   Bissell, Paul ^a   Meier, Petra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injecting risk behaviour; Qualitative research; Snowballing; Social networks; Speedballing

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CRACK COCAINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEROIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 77957344323     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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