Limiting production of crystal meth
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Limiting production of crystal meth.
I read with interest the recent Public Health piece on methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth). Two subsequent articles on the same topic provided more details, but there were no comments on prevention programs or on limiting production of this drug. I had a distinct sense of déjà vu. Forty-five years ago, I reported in CMAJ the first North American case of addiction to diethylpropion. Thi...
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normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa dear editor i read with interest the study conducted by karrari and colleagues regarding “iranian crystal a misunderstanding of the crystal-meth” published in your journal. [ 1 ] in this study, the authors have explained that the pattern of substances of abuse is varied in different parts of the world , also in iran, and the main ingredient of stree...
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Sir I read with interest the study conducted by Karrari and colleagues regarding “Iranian crystal a misunderstanding of the crystal-meth” published in your journal.[1] In this study, the authors have explained that the pattern of substances of abuse is varied in different parts of the world, also in Iran, and the main ingredient of street named drugs is different according to city or country, f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1080092