Recreational Drug Use in the Asia Pacific Region: Improvement in Our Understanding of the Problem Through the UNODC Programmes

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-299

  Dargan, P I ^a,b   Wood, D M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Asia Pacific; Prevalence; Recreational drugs; Use

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHINA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REGIONALIZATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED NATIONS;

AMPHETAMINE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CANNABIS; CHINA; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INDIA; KETAMINE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84865740122     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0240-4     Document Type: Article

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