Patterns of drug use, risky behavior, and health status among persons who inject drugs living in San Diego, California: A latent class analysis

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 205-214

  Roth, Alexis M ^a   Armenta, Richard A ^b   Wagner, Karla D ^c   Roesch, Scott C ^d   Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^e   Cuevas Mota, Jazmine ^f   Garfein, Richard S ^f  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Latent class analysis; Persons who inject drugs; Polydrug use; San Diego; Tailored interventions

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEROIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84915758144     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.962661     Document Type: Article

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