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Original Articles

Chronic drug use and crime

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Pages 95-109 | Published online: 13 Dec 2009

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  • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
  • Department of Economics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
  • Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
  • University of Delaware Research Center, New York, New York.
  • Behavioral Science Department, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.
  • Corresponding author: Michael T. French, Ph.D., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (D93), University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016069, 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, Third Floor, Miami, Florida 33136. e‐mail: [email protected]

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