The flip side of "Spice": The adverse effects of synthetic cannabinoids as discussed on a Swedish Internet forum

NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-219

  Soussan, Christophe ^a   Kjellgren, Anette ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

internet drugs; research chemicals; Spice; synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899967933     PISSN: 14550725     EISSN: 14586126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/nsad-2014-0016     Document Type: Article

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