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Trends in Production, Use and Harm

Major physical and psychological harms of methamphetamine use

Shane Darke National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shane Darke National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sharlene Kaye National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shane Darke National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sharlene Kaye National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Rebecca McKetin National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shane Darke National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sharlene Kaye National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Rebecca McKetin National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Johan Duflou National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Forensic Medicine, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shane Darke National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sharlene Kaye National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Rebecca McKetin National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Johan Duflou National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Forensic Medicine, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Pages 253-262 | Received 01 Aug 2007, Accepted 10 Dec 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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