The epidemiology of addiction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A synthesis of reports, reviews, and original articles

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-99

  Acuda, Wilson ^a   Othieno, Caleb J ^b   Obondo, Anne ^b   Crome, Ilana B ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GASOLINE; GLUE; MANDRAX; METHYLATED SPIRIT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADDICTION; AFRICA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BANANA; BARLEY; BURKINA FASO; BURUNDI; CAMEROON; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASSAVA; CHAD; CONGO; COTE D'IVOIRE; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GHANA; GUINEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; LESOTHO; LIBERIA; MAIZE; MALAWI; MALI; MAURITIUS; MILLET; MOZAMBIQUE; NIGERIA; RISK FACTOR; RWANDA; SENEGAL; SORGHUM; SUDAN; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WHEAT; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79951630341     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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