Drug dependence and psychotic symptoms: a retrospective study of adolescents who abuse drugs at Al-Amal Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Drug abuse is reported to be on the increase among young persons using illicit substances but little is known about the frequency with which they occur, the symptoms on presentation to health institutions, and the different substances abused. To establish this, we reviewed patient data collected at...
Main Authors: | Osama Alibrahim, Nagi Elawad, Yusuf Misau, Tarteel M. Shaikh, Nedal Allam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Public Health in Africa |
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Online Access: | http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/132 |
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