Hazardous use of gamma hydroxybutyrate: Driving under the influence

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1507-1520

  Barker, Judith C ^a   Karsoho, Hadi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Francisco Suicide Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Driving; Focus groups; Gamma hydroxybutyrate; GHB; Risky behavior; Substance use

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; OXYBATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL CLASS; SODIUM OXYBATE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 50649123520     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802237928     Document Type: Article

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