Sit down to float: The cultural meaning of ketamine use in Hong Kong

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-271

  Joe Laidler, Karen ^a   Hunt, Geoffery ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Scientific Analysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture of drug consumption; Dance; Ketamine; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849089901     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350801983673     Document Type: Article

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