Significance, limitations and methods of Internet research in the field of drugs and addiction

In around ten years, the Internet has totally transformed the access to and relationship with information on a global scale.

Ecrans d'ordinateur, de tablette et de smartphone

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Today, everyone acknowledges that this technological revolution has had a considerable impact on daily life, how we work, freedom and the control of information, the economy and business.

In the field of drugs, it has also turned upside down not only the traditional relationship with scientific and professional information but also the management of preventive actions, the expression of opinions in such a hotly debated field, and access to knowledge and clinical data, among other things.

Publication type

Tendances

No.

Publication date

1 December 2002

Language

French

English

Author(s)

ROUAULT

Thomas

FELLINGER

Élisabeth

Edited by

OFDT

Toxibase

Number of pages

Territories

France

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