Heroin treatment demand in South Africa: Trends from two large metropolitan sites (January 1997-December 2003)

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-423

  Parry, Charles D H ^a,b   Plüddemann, Andreas ^a   Myers, Bronwyn J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drug monitoring; Drug trends; Heroin; Treatment demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 29744468834     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230500290841     Document Type: Review

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