Employment amongst people who use drugs: A new arena for research and intervention?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-5

  Richardson, Lindsey ^a,b   Sherman, Susan G ^c   Kerr, Thomas ^a,d  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JOB MARKET; JOB SECURITY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CRIME; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG USERS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 82655172906     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.08.004     Document Type: Editorial

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