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Acute and Chronic Drug Abuse Emergencies in Metropolitan Toronto

E. M. Sellers Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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J. A. Marshman Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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H. L. Kaplan Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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H. G. Giles Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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B. M. Kapur Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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U. Busto Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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S. M. Macleod Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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C. Stapleton Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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F. Sealey Clinical Institute and Clinical Pharmacology Program Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1; Faculty of Pharmacy Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
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