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Motivations for Using MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) among African Americans: Implications for Prevention and Harm-Reduction Programs

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Pages 192-200 | Received 29 Aug 2016, Accepted 14 Feb 2017, Published online: 13 Apr 2017

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