Synthetic cannabinoid analogues-not repeating past mistakes

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1332, 2011, Pages 85-86

  Schep, Leo J ^a   Slaughter, Robin J ^a   Temple, Wayne A ^a   Nair, Shiva M ^b   Gee, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NELSON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS;

CANNABINOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DESIGNER DRUGS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEW ZEALAND; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OVERDOSE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955538699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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