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Poppycock — opium use in the UK

Hossein Sharifi (Community Services, Turning Point Ealing)

Drugs and Alcohol Today

ISSN: 1745-9265

Article publication date: 1 April 2004

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Abstract

While drugs services in the UK are busy with dangerous drugs such as crack and heroin, few are aware of the problems being faced by UK opium users. In this special report Hossein Sharifi uncovers the growing world of opium use in the UK and exposes the lack of appropriate care for this oldest of addictions.

Citation

Sharifi, H. (2004), "Poppycock — opium use in the UK", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 20-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200400008

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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