Mass-information: Mephedrone, myths, and the new generation of legal highs

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 24-28

  Davey, Zoe ^a   Corazza, Ornella ^b   Schifano, Fabrizio ^b   Deluca, Paolo ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cathinone; Internet; Mephedrone; Psychonaut Web Mapping project; Recreational drugs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953650313     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/daat.2010.0467     Document Type: Review

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