Increased drug seizures in Hatay, Turkey related to civil war in Syria

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 116-118

  Arslan, M Mustafa ^a   Zeren, Cem ^a   Çelikel, Adnan ^a   Ortanca, Ibrahim ^a   Demirkiran, Sumeyra ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENETYLLINE; ILLICIT DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIVIL WAR; CONFLICT; DRUG TRAFFIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; REFUGEE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WAR; CRIME; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

CRIME; DRUG TRAFFICKING; HUMANS; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS; SYRIA; TURKEY; WAR;

EID: 84919862876     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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