1
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Geographical differences in risk-taking among Sydney methadone maintenance patients: a comparison of inner city and outer south western methadone maintenance patients

, &
Pages 301-305 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

References

  • Chen R, Mattick R, Baillie A. Characteristics of clients receiving treatment in Australian Drug and Alcohol Agencies: 1992 National Census. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1993
  • Horvath RJ, Harrison GE, Dowling RM. Sydney, a social atlas. University of Sydney Press, Sydney 1989
  • Davis A, Georger J. States of Health. Health and illness in Australia. Harper and Row, Sydney 1988
  • Susser MW, Watson W, Hopper K. Sociology in medicine (third edn). Oxford University Press, New York 1985
  • Hando J, Hall W. Amphetamine use among young adults in Sydney, Australia. NSW drug and Alcohol Directorate, Sydney 1993
  • Darke S, Swift W, Hall W, Ross M. Predictors of injecting and injecting risk-taking behaviour among methadone maintenance clients. Addiction 1994; 89: 311–316
  • Bell J, Fernandes D, Batey R. Heroin users seeking methadone treatment. Med J Aust 1990; 152: 361–364
  • Hall W, Bell J, Carless J. Crime and drug use among applicants for methadone maintenance. Drug Alc Depend 1993; 31: 123–129
  • Darke S, Hall W, Heather N, Wodak A, Ward J. Development and validation of a multi-dimensional instrument for assessing outcome of treatment among opioid users: The Opiate Treatment Index. Br J Addict 1992; 87: 593–602
  • Gossop M, Griffiths P, Powis B, Strang J. Severity of dependence and route of administration of heroin, cocaine and amphetamines. Br J Addict 1992; 87: 1527–1536
  • Beck AT, Ward CH, Mendelson M, Mock J, Erbaugh J. An inventory for measuring depression. Arch Gen Psychiat 1961; 4: 561–571
  • Spielberger CD. Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Consulting Psychologists Press, California 1983
  • Goldberg DP, Hillier VF. A scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire. Psych Med 1979; 9: 139–145
  • Robins, LN, Helzer, JE, Croughan, J, et al. National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Its history, characteristics and validity. Arch Gen Psychiat 1981; 38: 381–389
  • Darke S, Hall W, Heather N, Ward J, Wodak A. The reliability and validity of a scale to measure HIV risk-taking among intravenous drug users. AIDS 1991; 5: 181–185
  • Wilkinson L. SYSTAT: The system for statistics. SYSTAT Inc., Evanston, Il 1990
  • Caplehorn JRM, Saunders JB. Factors associated with heroin users' AIDS risk-taking behaviours. Aust J Publ Health 1993; 17: 13–17
  • Donoghoe MC, Dolan KA, Stimson GV. Life-style factors and social circumstances of syringe sharing in injecting drug users. Br J Addict 1992; 87: 993–1103

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.