Breaking the bond between stimulant use and risky sex: A qualitative study

Substance Abuse

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 224-230

  Lyons, Thomas ^a   Chandra, Gopika ^a   Goldstein, Jerome ^a   Ostrow, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; gays bisexuals; methamphetamine; peer support groups; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG ABUSE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 78149301605     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2010.514240     Document Type: Article

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