An evaluation of a heroin overdose prevention and education campaign

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-11

  Horyniak, Danielle ^a   Higgs, Peter ^b   Lewis, Jennifer ^a   Winter, Rebecca ^a   Dietze, Paul ^a   Aitken, Campbell ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health promotion; Heroin overdose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FOLLOW UP; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; OVERDOSE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 77149146492     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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