The whole is just the sum of its parts: Limited polydrug use among the "big three" expensive drugs in the United States

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-97

  Caulkins, Jonathan P ^a   Everingham, Susan ^b   Kilmer, Beau ^b   Midgette, Greg ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic drug use; Cocaine; Drug markets; Drug use; Heroin; Methamphetamine; Polydrug use; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DEATH; DRUG COST; DRUG DATABASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

CRACK COCAINE; DATA COLLECTION; HEROIN; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899415688     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: 18744745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473706666131205144318     Document Type: Article

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