TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Misuse and legend in the "toad licking" phenomenon
JO  - International journal of the addictions
A1  - Lyttle, T.
SP  - 521
EP  - 538
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
N2  - Between 1988 and 1992 a new illicit drug experience arrived on the cultural scene in the United States, Canada, South and Central America, and Australia. The media created a frenzy of misinformation in reporting on the latest drug craze which was termed "toad licking". The uses of bufo toad secretions have occurred throughout history in a variety of cultural milieus. These are explored as a backdrop to contemporary drug use/misuse issues. At the interpersonal and social level, media exposure helped create and maintain the use/misuse phenomenon, turning a fairly obscure activity into a potential epidemic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-773X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -