Young adult ecstasy use patterns: Quantities and combinations

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 201-228

  Sterk, Claire E ^a   Theall, Katherine P ^a,b   Elifson, Kirk W ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OXYCODONE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645824750     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260603600109     Document Type: Article

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