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Addiction Medicine
Scientists at University of New South Wales target addiction medicine
May 10th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in Sydney, Australia conducted a study "To compare the characteristics and harms associated with injecting and smoking methamphetamine among methamphetamine treatment entrants. Method and design. A structured face-to-face interview was used to assess demographics, drug use patterns and harms [physical and mental health, psychological distress, psychotic symptoms, crime and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviour] among 400 methamphetamine treatment entrants in Sydney and Brisbane, Australia." "Participants who had injected but not smoked methamphetamine in the month before treatment (n=195, injectors) were compared to...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-10)
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