Choosing to Live or Die: Online Narratives of Recovering from Methamphetamine Abuse

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 52-58

  Obong’o, Christopher O ^a   Alexander, Adam C ^a   Chavan, Prachi P ^a   Dillon, Patrick J ^b   Kedia, Satish K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Belief Model; methamphetamine abuse; online narratives; qualitative method; recovery

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HUMAN; SELF ESTEEM; AMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 85003906046     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2016.1262085     Document Type: Article

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