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Cocaine: History, Epidemiology, Human Pharmacology, and Treatment. A Perspective on a New Debut for an Old Girl

George R. Gay Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, San Francisco, California
,
Darryl S. Inaba Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, San Francisco, California
,
Charles W. Sheppard Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, San Francisco, California
,
John A. Newmeyer Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, San Francisco, California
&
Richard T. Rappolt San Francisco, California
Pages 149-178 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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