Drug use in the general population of Greece over the last 20 years: Results from nationwide household surveys

European Addiction Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-176

  Kokkevi, Anna ^a   Fotiou, Anastasios ^a   Richardson, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Illicit drug use, prevalence and incidence; Illicit drug use, trends; Illicit drugs; Psychoactive pharmaceuticals; Substance use in Greece

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESIC AGENT ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34250623652     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101553     Document Type: Article

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