Drug Checking: A prevention measure for a heterogeneous group with high consumption frequency and polydrug use - evaluation of zurich's drug checking services

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hungerbuehler, Ines ^a   Buecheli, Alexander ^b   Schaub, Michael ^a  

^a Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b City of Zurich Social Facilities and Operations   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LYSERGIDE; NITROUS ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG CHECKING; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACEUTICS; POLYPHARMACY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TOBACCO;

EID: 79958088757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-8-16     Document Type: Article

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