Combined effects of law enforcement and substitution treatment on heroin mortality

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 540-545

  Nordt, Carlos ^a   Stohler, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug related deaths; Heroin; Law enforcement; Opioid substitution treatment

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; POLICE; REGISTER; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWITZERLAND;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; POLICE; REGISTRIES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77957918877     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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