Sexual identity and drug use harm among high-risk, active substance users

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 311-326

  Chow, Clifton ^a,b   Vallance, Kate ^b   Stockwell, Tim ^b   Macdonald, Scott ^a,b   Martin, Gina ^b   Ivsins, Andrew ^b   Marsh, David C ^c   Michelow, Warren ^d   Roth, Eric ^b   Duff, Cameron ^e  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canada; drug use; gay; housing; sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; KETAMINE;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BISEXUALITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRACK COCAINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873999456     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.754054     Document Type: Article

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