The rise in legal highs: Prevalence and patterns in the use of illegal drugs and first- and second-generation "legal highs" in South London gay dance clubs

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-272

  Measham, Fiona ^a   Wood, David M ^b,c   Dargan, Paul I ^b,c   Moore, Karenza ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Club goers; Dance clubs; Drugs; Epidemiology; Gay; London; Mephedrone

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SILDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; DANCE CLUB; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960536081     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2011.594704     Document Type: Article

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