Recent trends in drug abuse in China

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-144

  Fang, Yu Xia ^a   Wang, Yan Bo ^b   Shi, Jie ^b   Liu, Zhi Min ^b   Lu, Lin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Drug trafficking; Heroin; HIV; MDMA

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ATTITUDE; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OPIATE ADDICTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CHINA; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HIV INFECTIONS; KETAMINE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 31644433601     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00270.x     Document Type: Review

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