Using Internet snapshot surveys to enhance our understanding of the availability of the novel psychoactive substance Alpha-methyltryptamine (AMT)

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 7-12

  Wood, David Michael ^a,b   Dargan, Paul Ivor ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Availability; Internet; Recreational drug; Tryptamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890406304     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.808224     Document Type: Article

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