Characteristics of rural crack and powder cocaine use: Gender and other correlates

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-496

  Pope, Sandra K ^a   Falck, Russel S ^b   Carlson, Robert G ^b   Leukefeld, Carl ^c   Booth, Brenda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

cocaine; gender; rural; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARKANSAS; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; POWDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054106785     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2011.600380     Document Type: Article

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