Towards an explanation of subjective ketamine experiences among young injection drug users

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-287

  Lankenau, Stephen E ^a,b   Sanders, Bill ^a,b   Bloom, Jennifer Jackson ^b   Hathazi, Dodi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk youth; Injection drug use; Ketamine; Subjective experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849147309     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350801983749     Document Type: Article

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