title: Initiation into intravenous drug abuse.
abstract: At the Stockholm Police Arrest Centre, 156 intravenous drug abusers (103 men, 53 women) were interviewed during the first part of 1987. A structured questionnaire was used in order to survey the initiation process into drug abuse, focusing on the differences and similarities between men and women. Of the men, 80 (78%) had been introduced to illegal drugs by a man and only 14 (14%) by a woman. Of the women, 39 (74%) had been introduced by a man and only 11 (21%) by a woman. The majority of both the men (62%) and the women (51%) were introduced by a close friend. Most of the introductions took place in a secure environment, at the home of either the novice, a friend or the introducer.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute, Department of Social Medicine, Kronan Health Centre, Sundbyberg, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stenbacka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs