Harm reduction and knowledge exchange-a qualitative analysis of drug-related Internet discussion forums

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Soussan, Christophe ^a   Kjellgren, Anette ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug use; Harm reduction; Internet drugs; Internet forum; Legal highs; Novel psychoactive substances; Research chemicals

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS TOLERANCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SHIPPING; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOISOMERISM; STIMULATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUPPORT GROUP; ADDICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84907024622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-11-25     Document Type: Article

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