The nature and extent of illegal drug and alcohol-related litter in Scottish social housing community: A photographic investigation

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-83

  Forsyth, Alasdair J M ^a   Davidson, Neil ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising; Community safety; Drug litter; Glass; Needle stick; Off trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149123238     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350802559464     Document Type: Article

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