Perverse effects of the precautionary principle: How banning mephedrone has unexpected implications for pharmaceutical discovery

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 35-36

  Nutt, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE;

ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; ETHICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84997908370     PISSN: 20451253     EISSN: 20451261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2045125311406958     Document Type: Editorial

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