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Research Article

Causes and correlates of adolescent drug abuse and implications for treatment

Catherine Spooner National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales/Ted Noffs Foundation, Sydney, Australia
Pages 453-475 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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