Drug use, community action, and public Health: Gay men and crystal meth in NYC

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-380

  Braine, Naomi ^a   Acker, Caroline Jean ^b   Van Sluytman, Laurens ^c   Friedman, Sam ^d   Des Jarlais, Don C ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hunter School of Social Work   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

community action; men who have sex with men (MSM); methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EPIDEMICS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79951563029     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826081003720899     Document Type: Article

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