European rating of drug harms

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 655-660

  Van Amsterdam, Jan ^a   Nutt, David ^c   Phillips, Lawrence ^d   Van Den Brink, Wim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR ADDICTION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; Illicit drugs; ranking; recreational drugs; risk assessment; tobacco

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANABOLIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTANE; CANNABIS; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; KETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; HALLUCINOGENIC FUNGUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; ADVERSE EFFECTS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

CANNABIS; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREET DRUGS; TOBACCO;

EID: 84930674494     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881115581980     Document Type: Article

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