Gender differences in risks and pattern of drug abuse in Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-418

  El Sawy, Hosam ^a   Hay, Mohammed Abdel ^a   Badawy, Adel ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Addiction; Gender difference; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT; PEER PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; WORKER;

EID: 77957300414     PISSN: 11101083     EISSN: 16878329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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