What data are available on the extent of illicit drug use and dependence globally? Results of four systematic reviews

Louisa Degenhardt; Chiara Bucello; Bianca Calabria; Paul K Nelson; Anna Roberts; Wayne Hall; Michael T. Lynskey; Lucas Wiessing

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.032

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Year: 2011
Type: review
Volume: 117
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 85-101
Citations: 124
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                                    Louisa Degenhardt, 
                                
                                    Chiara Bucello, 
                                
                                    Bianca Calabria
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            What data are available on the extent of illicit drug use and dependence globally? Results of four systematic reviews. 
                            Drug and Alcohol Dependence
                            , 117
                            (2-3)
                            , 85-101.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.032
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.032