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Route of drug use and its implications for drug effect, risk of dependence and health consequences

John Strang National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Jenny Bearn National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Michael Farrell National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Emily Finch National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Michael Gossop National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Paul Griffiths National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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John Marsden National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Kim Wolff National Addiction Centre, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United KingdomView further author information
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Pages 197-211 | Received 19 Jun 1997, Accepted 02 Mar 1998, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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