Killing time: Drug and alcohol problems among asylum seekers in the Netherlands

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-36

  Dupont, Hans J B H M ^a,b   Kaplan, Charles D ^c   Verbraeck, Hans T ^a   Braam, Richard V ^a   Van De Wijngaart, Govert F ^a,d  

^a Addiction Research Centre (CVO)   (Netherlands)

^b GGZ Group Noord en Midden Limburg   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Drugs and alcohol; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; OPIATE;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 12344263058     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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