International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 283-288, July 2010

The informal use of ketum (Mitragyna speciosa) for opioid withdrawal in the northern states of peninsular Malaysia and implications for drug substitution therapy

  • Balasingam Vicknasingam

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +60 4 653 2140; fax: +60 4 656869.
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  • Suresh Narayanan

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
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  • Goh Teik Beng

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
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  • Sharif Mahsufi Mansor

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia

Received 7 September 2009; received in revised form 9 December 2009; accepted 15 December 2009. published online 21 January 2010.

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PII: S0955-3959(09)00164-9

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.12.003

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 283-288, July 2010

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