Marijuana use is associated with risky sexual behaviors in treatment-seeking polysubstance abusers

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 266-271

  Andrade, Leonardo F ^a   Carroll, Kathleen M ^b   Petry, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV risk behaviors; Marijuana; Sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84880211430     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2013.803112     Document Type: Article

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