Highs and lows: Patterns of use, positive and negative effects of benzylpiperazine-containing party pills (BZP-party pills) amongst young people in New Zealand

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Butler, Rachael A ^a   Sheridan, Janie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLPIPERAZINE; ILLICIT DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PILL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 37749038585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-4-18     Document Type: Article

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