The religious and spiritual dimensions of cutting down and stopping cocaine use: A qualitative exploration among African Americans in the south

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-113

  Cheney, Ann M ^a   Curran, Geoffrey M ^a   Booth, Brenda M ^b   Sullivan, Steve D ^a   Stewart, Katharine E ^b   Borders, Tyrone F ^c  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cocaine use; Religion; Rural urban; Southern United States; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896759945     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022042613491108     Document Type: Article

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