Title of article
A FIFTY-YEAR CHALLENGE IN MANAGING DRUG ADDICTION IN MALAYSIA
Author/Authors
Rusdi, AR university of malaya - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Psychological Medicine, Malaysia , Noor Zurani, MHR university of malaya - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Primary Care Medicine, Malaysia , Muhammad, MAZ university of malaya - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Psychological Medicine, Malaysia , Mohamad, HH university of malaya - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Psychological Medicine, Malaysia
Pages
4
From page
3
To page
6
Abstract
The history of substance abuse in Malaysia can be divided into pre- and post-independent era. In pre- independence, the main drug of abuse was opium which was initially consumed by immigrants from China who were introduced by the British colonialist to work in Malaya. The post-independence era began in the 1960s when young adults were inß uenced by the “Hippy” subculture. At this time, consumption patterns changed where more Malays were involved in drug abuse compared to other ethnic groups
Keywords
MALAYSIA , DRUG ADDICTION , MANAGING
Journal title
Journal Of Health and Translational Medicine
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Journal Of Health and Translational Medicine
Record number
2697960
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