Characteristics of people who initiate injection drug use later in life

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 244-250

  Arreola, Sonya ^a   Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^b   Wenger, Lynn ^c   Chu, Daniel ^b   Thing, James ^b   Kral, Alex H ^c  

^a Global Forum on MSM and HIV   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Injection drug users; Injection initiation; People who inject drugs; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LIFE HISTORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897532607     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.026     Document Type: Article

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