What evidence is there that the UK should tackle the potential emerging threat of methamphetamine toxicity rather than established recreational drugs such as MDMA ('ecstasy')?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-213

  Wood, David M ^a,c   Button, J ^a   Ashraf, T ^b   Walker, S ^a   Greene, S L ^a   Drake, N ^a   Ramsey, J ^a   Holt, D W ^a   Dargan, P I ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SCREENING; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELECONSULTATION; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 39849103284     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm133     Document Type: Article

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