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The relationship between drug use settings, roles in the drug economy, and witnessing a drug overdose in Baltimore, Maryland

Carl A. LatkinDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Catie EdwardsDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Melissa A. Davey-RothwellDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Cui YangDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-2575View further author information
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Karin E. TobinDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Pages 384-389 | Published online: 04 Apr 2018

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