'It's just a social thing': Drug use, friendship and borderwork among marginalized young people

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-230

  Foster, Karen ^a   Spencer, Dale ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borderwork; Drug use; Friendship; Poverty; Qualitative; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AFFECT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRUG USE; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; ONTARIO; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878114733     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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