Understanding changes in heroin availability in Europe over time: Emerging evidence for a slide, a squeeze and a shock

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1539-1540

  Griffiths, Paul ^a   Mounteney, Jane ^a   Laniel, Laurent ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Drug market; Drug supply; Heroin drought

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

DRUG LEGISLATION; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN;

EUROPE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; NARCOTICS;

EID: 84864781700     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03829.x     Document Type: Editorial

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