Tobacco and e-cigarette use amongst illicit drug users in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 159, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-41

  Sutherland, Rachel ^a   Sindicich, Natasha ^a   Entwistle, Gavin ^a   Whittaker, Elizabeth ^a   Peacock, Amy ^b   Matthews, Allison ^b   Bruno, Raimondo ^b   Alati, Rosa ^c   Burns, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

E cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes; ENDS; Illicit drugs; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE; AMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UTILIZATION;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84955179531     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.10.035     Document Type: Article

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