INJECTION INTO FEMORAL AND JUGULAR VEINS BY OPIATE MISUSERS

Authors
MARLOWE MJ SMEETON N LIPSEDGE M
Citation
Mj. Marlowe et al., INJECTION INTO FEMORAL AND JUGULAR VEINS BY OPIATE MISUSERS, Addiction research, 5(1), 1997, pp. 49-52
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Social Issues","Substance Abuse
Journal title
Addiction research → ACNP
ISSN journal
10586989
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
49 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-6989(1997)5:1<49:IIFAJV>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The case notes of 69 consecutive intravenous opiate misusers attending an outpatient treatment unit were reviewed to explore possible factor s associated with the use of femoral and jugular veins for injection. A longer history of treatment, a history of parental violence and/or a buse and evidence of early antisocial behaviour were associated with i njection into deep veins. Replication of these results and further inv estigation of the hypothesis generated are recommended.