Control of addictive drugs in Iceland 1976--78.
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Control of addictive drugs in Iceland 1976--78.
During the years 1972--76 drug prescriptions and sales of drugs were surveyed in Iceland. Compared with the other Nordic countries, except Denmark, sales of the psychotropic drugs which may lead to addiction were highest in Iceland, as previously reported. Here we explain the efforts of the Icelandic health authorities to reduce the legitimate consumption of psychotropic drugs. These efforts ar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.34.4.305