Use of a medically supervised injection facility among street youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 684-689

  Hadland, Scott E ^a,b   Debeck, Kora ^c,d   Kerr, Thomas ^c,e   Nguyen, Paul ^c   Simo, Annick ^c   Montaner, Julio S ^c,e   Wood, Evan ^c,e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Drug abuse; Hepatitis C; HIV; Needle sharing

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JUVENILE; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORTH AMERICA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SUPERVISED INJECTION FACILITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908368480     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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