Drug use and profile of individuals arrested on drug-related charges in Taiwan

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Liu, Chiareiy ^a   Li, Jih Heng ^a   Tsay, Wen Ing ^a   Hsu, Jui ^a  

^a Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Benzodiazepines; Ketamine; MDMA; Opiates; Urine test; User profile

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG DETERMINATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 23944514788     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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