Group sex events amongst non-gay drug users: An understudied risk environment

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Friedman, Samuel R ^a   Mateu Gelabert, Pedro ^a   Sandoval, Milagros ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Group sex; HIV; Networks; Non injection drug use; Risk environments; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; DRUG USE; ETHNOGRAPHY; GROUP SEX; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; UNSAFE SEX;

CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, MALE; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 79151477624     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.06.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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