The problem with "skunk"

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 232-240

  Potter, Gary R ^a   Chatwin, Caroline ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Discussion forums; Drugs; Moral panic; Online methods; Public opinion; Skunk; Social behaviour; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870200214     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17459261211286645     Document Type: Article

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