Promoting community awareness of the link between illicit drugs and mental disorders

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-6

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Lubman, Dan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MISUSE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33846301664     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00775.x     Document Type: Editorial

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