Participatory research with an online drug forum: A survey of user characteristics, information sharing, and harm reduction views

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 661-670

  Chiauzzi, Emil ^a   Dasmahapatra, Pronabesh ^a   Lobo, Kimberly ^a   Barratt, Monica J ^b  

^a INFLEXXION INC   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug forum; Harm reduction; Nonmedical prescription opioid use; Participatory research; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MEDIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84879140184     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.800117     Document Type: Article

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