The global diversion of pharmaceutical drugs - India: The third largest illicit opium producer?

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-354

  Paoli, Letizia ^a   Greenfield, Victoria A ^b   Charles, Molly ^c   Reuter, Peter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^c University of Maryland ^*

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Diversion; Heroin; India; Licence; Opium

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION;

AGRICULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HEROIN; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OPIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 59849097800     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02511.x     Document Type: Article

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