Liquid ecstasy - A significant drug problem;Liquid ecstasy - Ein relevantes drogenproblem

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 105, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 599-603

  Andresen, Hilke ^a   Stimpfl, Thomas ^a   Sprys, Nadine ^a   Schnitgerhans, Timo ^b   Müller, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Klinik Nord Heidberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Designer drugs; Diagnosis; Drug abuse; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid; Liquid ecstasy

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE; BENZODIAZEPINE;

COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 54249162965     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0599     Document Type: Review

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