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Full referenceStrang, John; Griffiths, Paul; Gossop, Michael, “Heroin Smoking by 'Chasing the Dragon': Origins and History” (1997)
TypeJournal article
Author(s)Strang, John; Griffiths, Paul; Gossop, Michael
Title“Heroin Smoking by 'Chasing the Dragon': Origins and History”
Year1997
JournalAddiction
Volume92
Number6
Start page673
End page683
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Keywordssocial; culture
AbstractExplores the history of heroin smoking, which originated in Shanghai in the 1920s & then spread across Eastern Asia & to the US, & the later development of a means of smoking called "chasing the dragon," which originated in or near Hong Kong in the 1950s & reached parts of Europe during the late 1970s & early 1980s & the Indian subcontinent during the 1980s. While "chasing the dragon" has now been reliably reported from many parts of the world, it has not spread to certain locations, eg, the US & Australia. The significance of this new form of heroin use is examined, including consideration of the role of its different effects, different types of heroin, & changing public attitudes to injecting.
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