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Patterns of polydrug use among ketamine injectors in New York city (2005)
(Types de polyconsommation chez des injecteurs de kétamine à New York)
Auteur(s) :
LANKENAU, S. E. ;
CLATTS, M. C.
Année :
2005
Page(s) :
1381-1397
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
35
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
KETAMINE
;
INJECTION
;
POPULATION A RISQUE
;
JEUNE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
Polydrug use is an important public health issue since it has been linked to significant adverse health outcomes. Recently, club drugs, including ketamine and other drugs used in dance/rave scenes, have been identified as key substances in new types of polydrug using patterns. While seemingly a self-explanatory concept, "polydrug" use constitutes multiple drug using practices that may impact upon health risks. Ketamine, a club drug commonly administered intranasally among youth for its disassociative properties, has emerged as a drug increasingly prevalent among a new hidden population of injection drug users (IDUs). Using an ethno-epidemiological methodology, we interviewed 40 young (
Affiliation :
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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