Nonmedical use of promethazine hydrochloride among heroin injectors in vietnam: Unrecognized risks and unintended consequences

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-527

  Clatts, Michael ^a   Giang, Le M ^b   Goldsamt, Lloyd ^c   Colón López, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Research and Training Centre for Community Development   (Viet Nam)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug substitution; Hanoi; Heroin injectors; Promethazine hydrochloride injection; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

PROMETHAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PROMETHAZINE; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS; VIETNAM;

EID: 76849102339     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080903452520     Document Type: Article

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