Estimating the prevalence of opiate use in Ireland and the implications for the criminal justice system

Probation Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-35

  Comiskey, Catherine ^a   Saris, Jamie ^a   Pugh, Julian ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Stewart's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

drugs; Ireland; NACD; opiate use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993690112     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550507060862     Document Type: Article

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