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Original Article

Amphetamine Prescribing as a Harm Reduction Measure: A Preliminary Study

Andrew J. McBride Consultant Psychiatrist, Llwyn-yr-Eos Clinic, Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, CF38 1RN
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Gary Sullivan Consultant Psychiatrist, Llwyn-yr-Eos Clinic, Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, CF38 1RN
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Andrew E. Blewetp Consultant Psychiatrist, Llwyn-yr-Eos Clinic, Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, CF38 1RN
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Sue Morgan Consultant Psychiatrist, Llwyn-yr-Eos Clinic, Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, CF38 1RN; Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF4 7XB; Consultant Psychiatrist, The Redcliffe Centre for Community Psychiatry, 51 Hatton Park Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3AH; Business Manager, Mental Health Unit, East Glamorgan Hospital, Church Village, Mid Glamorgan, CF38 1AB
Pages 95-112 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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