Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW:
Drug abuse has resulted in a huge burden on public health and the economy in China. Since the reemergence of drug abuse in China in the 1980s, the number of drug addicts has increased dramatically, especially the proportion of users of synthetic drugs, such as amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS). Further, the proportion of opiate addicts has decreased among the new initiates. This review describes the new pattern of drug abuse and the resultant intervention strategy in China. RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY:
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Authors | Hong-qiang Sun, Yan-ping Bao, Shuang-jiang Zhou, Shi-qiu Meng, Lin Lu |
Journal | Current opinion in psychiatry
(Curr Opin Psychiatry)
Vol. 27
Issue 4
Pg. 251-5
(Jul 2014)
ISSN: 1473-6578 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24840156
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- China
(epidemiology)
- Designer Drugs
- Humans
- Substance-Related Disorders
(epidemiology, prevention & control, therapy)
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