'Facing the risk of overdose' : a grounded theory study exploring heroin users' experiences of overdose

Overdose is a significant cause of death among heroin users and up to two-thirds of heroin users will experience at least one non-fatal overdose in their lifetime. Despite a recent increase in the literature on overdose psychological understandings of the processes involved are limited, particularly...

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Main Author: Smith, Rachel
Published: University of East London 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532863