Overdose risk perceptions and behaviours among heroin users in Sydney, Australia

European Addiction Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Darke, Shane ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heroin; Overdose; Perceptions; Risk behaviours

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

EID: 0030949473     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000259156     Document Type: Article

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