Does methamphetamine use increase violent behaviour? Evidence from a prospective longitudinal study

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 798-806

  Mcketin, Rebecca ^a,b   Lubman, Dan I ^c   Najman, Jake M ^d   Dawe, Sharon ^e   Butterworth, Peter ^a   Baker, Amanda L ^f  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Comorbidity; Methamphetamine; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Substance use

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898024199     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12474     Document Type: Article

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