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Why do children experiment with illegal drugs? The declining role of peer pressure with increasing age

Professor J. McIntosh Centre for Drug Misuse Research, University of Glasgow, GlasgowCorrespondence[email protected]
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F. MacDonald Centre for Drug Misuse Research, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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N. McKeganey Centre for Drug Misuse Research, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Pages 275-287 | Received 14 Mar 2005, Accepted 16 Aug 2005, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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