Health and social harms associated with crystal methamphetamine use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 393-398

  Uhlmann, Sasha ^a   Debeck, Kora ^a,b   Simo, Annick ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a,c   Montaner, Julio S G ^a,c   Wood, Evan ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CANNABIS USE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNSAFE SEX; ADOLESCENT; CRIME VICTIM; DRUG TRAFFIC; ETHNIC GROUP; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CRIME VICTIMS; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TRAFFICKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903377075     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12123.x     Document Type: Article

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