Mind Navigators of Chemicals' Experimenters? A Web-Based Description of E-Psychonauts

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 296-300

  Orsolini, Laura ^a,b   Papanti, Gabriele Duccio ^b,c   Francesconi, Giulia ^a,b   Schifano, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Trieste School of Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOEXPERIMENTATION; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; PHARMACOVIGILANCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929328472     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0486     Document Type: Article

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