Methamphetamine injection and syringe sharing among a community-recruited sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 145-149

  Hayashi, Kanna ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Suwannawong, Paisan ^c   Kaplan, Karyn ^c   Qi, Jiezhi ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Mitsampan Harm Reduction Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Injection drug use; Methamphetamine; Syringe sharing; Thailand

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYRINGE SHARING; THAILAND;

ADULT; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THAILAND;

EID: 79955532486     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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