International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 283-291 , May 2009

Theorizing “Big Events” as a potential risk environment for drug use, drug-related harm and HIV epidemic outbreaks

  • Samuel R. Friedman

      Affiliations

    • National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 212 845 4467; fax: +1 917 438 0894.
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  • Diana Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Intercambios Civil Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Naomi Braine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Received 29 April 2008 ,Revised 2 October 2008 ,Accepted 13 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.10.006

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 283-291 , May 2009

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