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Prescription Tranquilizer/Sedative Sources for Misuse in Older Adults

Ty S. SchepisDepartment of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sean Esteban McCabeCenter for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; ;Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9622-4652View further author information
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Pages 1908-1912 | Published online: 10 May 2019

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