Experiences of and attitudes towards injecting drug use among marginalised African migrant and refugee youth in Melbourne, Australia

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Experiences of and attitudes towards injecting drug use among marginalised African migrant and refugee youth in Melbourne, Australia

Little is known about injecting drug use (IDU) among people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia. We interviewed 18 young people of African ethnicity (6 current/former injectors, 12 never injectors) about exposure and attitudes to IDU. Exposure to IDU was common, with...

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Main Authors:	Horyniak, D., Higgs, Peter, Cogger, S., Dietze, P.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	refugee health qualitative research Africa youth culturally and linguistically diverse communities Injecting drug use
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36078

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