High prevalence of substance use among heterosexuals living in communities with high rates of AIDS and poverty in Washington, DC

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 117, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 139-144

  Kuo, Irene ^a   Greenberg, Alan E ^a   Magnus, Manya ^a   Phillips, Gregory ^a   Rawls, Anthony ^a   Peterson, James ^a   Hamilton, Flora ^c   West Ojo, Tiffany ^b   Hader, Shannon ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and Sexually transmitted Infections Unit   (United States)

^c Family and Medical Counseling Service Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack; Drug use; Heterosexual; HIV; Injection drug use; Marijuana; Washington, DC

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 79960837768     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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