Kronic hysteria: Exploring the intersection between Australian synthetic cannabis legislation, the media, and drug-related harm

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-237

  Bright, Stephen J ^a,b   Bishop, Brian ^a   Kane, Robert ^a   Marsh, Ali ^a   Barratt, Monica J ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse; Emergent drug trends; Internet; Policy; Synthetic cannabis

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MASS MEDIUM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MEDIA;

AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MASS MEDIA; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84878105895     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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