Risk factors for progression to regular injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 468-472

  DeBeck, Kora ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,c   Marshall, Brandon D L ^d   Simo, Annick ^a   Montaner, Julio ^a,c   Wood, Evan ^a,c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Injection drug use; Injection initiation; Injection prevention; Physical abuse; Street involved youth

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROMORPHONE; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; N,N DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE; OPIATE; PENTAZOCINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY;

INJECTION DRUG USE; INJECTION INITIATION; INJECTION PREVENTION; PHYSICAL ABUSE; STREET-INVOLVED YOUTH;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887016228     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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