Alcohol and other drug use, club drug dependence and treatment seeking among lesbian, gay and bisexual young people in Sydney

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-311

  Lea, Toby ^a   Reynolds, Robert ^b   de Wit, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Sexual orientation; Substance abuse; Treatment; Young adult

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876424011     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12004     Document Type: Article

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