Trajectories of methamphetamine use in the rural south: A longitudinal qualitative study

Human Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-193

  Sexton, Rocky L ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a   Leukefeld, Carl G ^b   Booth, Brenda M ^c,d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Health Science Officer Research Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Methamphetamine; Southern United States; Use patterns

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; DRUGS TRADE; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARKANSAS; KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85036920268     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.67.2.h457132482255391     Document Type: Article

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