Gender sameness and difference in recovery from heroin dependence: A qualitative exploration

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-12

  Neale, Joanne ^a,d   Nettleton, Sarah ^b   Pickering, Lucy ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Heroin use; Qualitative; Recovery; Recovery capital; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL CAPITAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CAPITAL; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL CAPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

GENDER; HEROIN USE; QUALITATIVE; RECOVERY; RECOVERY CAPITAL; THEORY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893018930     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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