The popularity of "Legal highs"

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 196-

  Verster, Joris C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; ILLICIT DRUG; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 79551626866     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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