Responding to rising substance misuse in Iraq

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1744-1748

  Aqrawi, Rawnak ^a   Humphreys, Keith ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Iraq)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Iraq; Opiates; Pharmaceutical diversion; Trauma; War zones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IRAQ; MENTAL HEALTH; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70449490466     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080902963415     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Al-Hasnawi, S. M. (2005). Substance use disorders in Iraq. Addiction, 100:1567-1569.
2. Al-Husaini, M., Goode, E. (2008, December 20). Prescription drug abuse rises among Iraqi troops. New York Times.
3. Farnam, R. (2005). Substance abuse in Iran: a brief overview. Paper presented in Istanbul, Turkey at the International Conference on Delivery Systems for Substance Abuse Treatment. Available online at http://www.uclaisap. org/slides/presentations-dssat-2005.html
4. Humphreys, K., Gifford, E. (2006). Religion, spirituality, and the troublesome use of substances. In W. R. Miller & K. Carroll (Eds.), Rethinking substance abuse: what the science shows and what we should do about it (pp. 257-274). New York, NY: Guilford.
5. Humphreys, K., Sadik, S. (2006). Improving mental health services in Iraq. Behavioral Healthcare, July:34-35.
6. Kechichian, J. A. (1990). National security. In A country study: Iraq. Washington, DC: Library of Congress.
7. Mahmoud, M., Eversley, M. (2005, June 23). Life in Iraq. Hospitals wage a different war: against addiction. USA Today.
8. Moos, R. (2006). Social contexts and substance use. In W. R. Miller & K. Carroll (Eds.), Rethinking substance abuse: what the science shows and what we should do about it (pp. 182-200). New York, NY: Guilford.