Mortality Amongst Illicit Drug Users Epidemiology, Causes and Intervention |
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| Author:
| Darke, Shane
Degenhardt, Louisa
Mattick, Richard |
| Series title: | International Research Monographs in the Addictions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-54369-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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The rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, interventions, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality.
The rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, interventions, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality.