Tackling Subutex abuse in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 919-921

  Lee, Chien Earn ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM;

ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; GANGRENE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEEDLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

BUPRENORPHINE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; SINGAPORE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33751009097     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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