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Research Article

Recent trends in benzodiazepine use by injecting drug users in Victoria and Tasmania

Craig L. Fry Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre Inc., Fitzroy, Victoria
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Raimondo B. Bruno School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
Pages 363-367 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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