What does self-identified drug of choice tell us about individuals under community corrections supervision?

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-67

  Clark, Brendan C ^a   Perkins, Adam ^a   McCullumsmith, Cheryl B ^a   Islam, Aminul M ^a   Sung, Janelle ^a   Cropsey, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Community corrections; Criminal justice; Drug of choice; Substance abuse; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG CHOICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRISONERS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863649787     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e318233d603     Document Type: Article

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