The Global Distribution and Epidemiology of Psychoactive Substance Use and Injection Drug Use Among Street-Involved Children and Youth: A Meta-Analysis.
Substance Use & Misuse 2023 Bahram Armoon, Mark D Griffiths, Rasool Mohammadi 13 citations
Background: Globally, street-involved children and youth (SICY) who work and live on/of the streets are at higher risk of increased psychoactive substances and injecting drug use. Objectives: The present study aimed to identify the prevalence, distribution, sociodemographic factors, and risk-taking behaviors associated with psychoactive substances and injecting drug use among SICY. Methods:...
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2181036 (opens in new tab)
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Casual sex partner
Injection drug use
Psychoactive substances
Sex trade
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