The Cedar Project: Impacts of policing among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 449-459

  Pan, Stephen W ^a,b   Christian, Chief Wayne M ^c   Pearce, Margo E ^a,b   Blair, Alden H ^a,b   Jongbloed, Kate ^a,b   Zhang, Hongbin ^b   Teegee, Mary ^d   Thomas, Vicky ^c   Schechter, Martin T ^a,b   Spittal, Patricia M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c Splats'in Secwepemc Nation ^*  (Canada)

^d Carrier Sekani Family Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Canada; Drug use; Longitudinal; Mixed methods; Policing

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRINGE; WELLBEING;

ABORIGINAL PEOPLE; CANADA; DRUG USE; LONGITUDINAL; MIXED-METHODS; POLICING;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; POLICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84884589289     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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