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Original Article

Is Heroin the Worst Drug? Implications for Drug Policy

Lee Robins MSW Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 660 S Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Wilson Compton MSW Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 660 S Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Joe Horton MSW Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 660 S Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Pages 527-547 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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