A Three Year Study on Drug Abuse Tests at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR), Selangor Malaysia
Keywords:
drug abuse, drug abuse tests, Opiates, Cannabinoids
Abstract
This study focused on drug epidemic in Selangor for 3 consecutive years (2016-2018). Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) analysed an estimate of 12988 samples for drug abuse( opiates and cannabinoids) from 2016 until 2018 . Being the centre for receiving samples collected by Police and National Anti-Drug agencies in Southwest Selangor, these areas were combed for analytical study of habitual abusers, their age-related patterns and ethnic origins for better understanding and planning for advocates of control .
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Published
2019-12-05
How to Cite
Phing, L. (2019) “A Three Year Study on Drug Abuse Tests at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR), Selangor Malaysia”, Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 4(7), pp. 187 - 196. doi: 10.47405/mjssh.v4i7.270.
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