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A qualitative study on the initiation into injection drug use: Necessary and background processes

Nooshin Khobzi Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
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Carol Strike Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Walter Cavalieri Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Robert Bright Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Ted Myers Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Liviana Calzavara Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Margaret Millson Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Pages 546-559 | Received 24 Jan 2008, Accepted 18 Feb 2008, Published online: 17 Sep 2009

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Kristin Hanoa, Ola Røed Bilgrei, Kristin Buvik & Linn Gjersing. (2022) “Hooked on the needle”: Exploring the paradoxical attractions towards injecting drug use. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 29:6, pages 667-674.
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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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