"They're legal so they're safe, right?" What did the legal status of BZP-party pills mean to young people in New Zealand?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Sheridan, Janie ^a   Butler, Rachael ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

"Party pills"; Benzylpiperazine; Legal; Young people

Indexed keywords

BENZYLPIPERAZINE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LEISURE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OFF-LABEL USE; PIPERAZINES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SAFETY-BASED DRUG WITHDRAWALS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149087736     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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