Economic sanctions against Iran, and drug use in Tehran, Iran: A 2013 pilot study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 859-868

  Deilamizade, Abbas ^a   Esmizade, Sara ^a  

^a Rebirth Society   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drug users; Homeless; Injection; Sanctions; Sharing needle and syringe

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; COMMERCE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84953867912     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.978673     Document Type: Article

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