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The gendered context of initiation to injecting drug use: evidence for women as active initiates

Joanne Bryant National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joanne Bryant National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carla Treloar National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Joanne Bryant National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carla Treloar National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 287-293 | Received 04 Jul 2006, Accepted 27 Oct 2006, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Maria L. Mittal, Andrew Guise, Claudia Rafful, Patricia Gonzalez-Zuñiga, Peter Davidson, Devesh Vashishtha, Steffanie A. Strathdee & Dan Werb. (2019) “Another Person Was Going to Do It”: The Provision of Injection Drug Use Initiation Assistance in a High-Risk U.S.–Mexico Border Region. Substance Use & Misuse 54:14, pages 2338-2350.
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Joanne Bryant, Jeanne Ellard, John Howard & Carla Treloar. (2017) Young people at risk of transitioning to injecting: what do they know about where to get sterile needles?. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 12:2, pages 138-146.
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G. Gilchrist, J. Tirado-Munoz, A. Taylor, G. Fischer, J. Moskalewicz, B. Köchl, C. Giammarchi, K. Dabrowska, A. Shaw, A. Munro, L. Di Furia & M. Torrens. (2017) An uncontrolled, feasibility study of a group intervention to reduce hepatitis C transmission risk behaviours and increase transmission knowledge among women who inject drugs. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 24:2, pages 179-188.
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Gillian Kolla, Carol Strike, Élise Roy, Jason Altenberg, Raffi Balian, Rey Silver & Neil Hunt. (2015) Initiation Stories: An Examination of the Narratives of People Who Assist With a First Injection. Substance Use & Misuse 50:13, pages 1619-1627.
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Maria Dich Herold. (2015) Between decency, maturity and oppositional unity: Exploring young women's romantic identity work following extensive drug use. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 22:3, pages 193-200.
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Evan Wood & Evan Wood. (2007) Gender and risk factors for initiation into injection drug use. Drug and Alcohol Review 26:3, pages 333-334.
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