Toward a global view of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine use: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

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2008

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15357
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050141
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Authors
Degenhardt, Louisa
Chiu, Wai-Tat
Sampson, Nancy
Kessler, Ronald C
Anthony, James C
Angermeyer, Matthias
Bruffaerts, Ronny
Girolamo, Giovanni de
Gureje, Oye
Huang, Yueqin
Journal Title

PLOS Medicince

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http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine
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Publisher

Public Library of Science

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Abstract
Louisa Degenhardt and colleagues report an international survey of 17 countries that finds clear differences in drug use across different regions of the world.
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Keywords
Drug interactions
Cannabis
Cocaine
Drug distribution
Drug policy
Alcohol consumption
Alcohols
Global health

Reference:

Degenhardt, L., Chiu, W. T., Sampson, N., Kessler, R. C., Anthony, J. C., Angermeyer, M., ... & Wells, J. E. (2008). Toward a global view of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine use: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. PLoS Med, 5(7), e141. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050141

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