Time to address stimulant abuse on our campuses

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1345-

  Rosenfield, Daniel ^a,b   Hébert, Paul C ^c   Stanbrook, Matthew B ^c   Flegel, Ken ^c   MacDonald, Noni E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGITATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANADA; COLLEGE; DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; HYPERTENSION; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; TACHYCARDIA; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 80052539842     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111149     Document Type: Editorial

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