An exploratory qualitative study of polydrug use histories among recently initiated injection drug users in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Subst Use Misuse
; 41(6-7): 915-35, 2006.
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| ID: mdl-16809179
It is well documented that drug users often modulate the effects of their primary drugs of use (e.g., cocaine) by using other drugs (e.g., alcohol), yet the effect of modulating and primary drug interactions on transitions from one class of drugs to another and from noninjected drugs to injected drugs is not clear. This issue, which is critical for understanding polydrug abuse,1 is explored in formative research based on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted during 2003-2004 with 25 recently initiated drug injectors residing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This study suggests that increased use of a primary drug (e.g., cocaine) was influenced by enhancing or attenuating drugs, which were used in a particular order (e.g., alcohol, heroin) reflecting effectiveness in modulating primary drugs at different use intensities, as well as by participants' perceptions of the relative dangers associated with different drugs. Neither availability nor access appeared to affect the order in which participants used modulating drugs.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Subst Use Misuse
Assunto da revista:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
País de publicação:
Reino Unido