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Multiple drug use: patterns and practices of heroin and crack use in a population of opiate addicts in treatment

Tracy Beswick, David Best, Sian Rees, Ross Coomber, Michael Gossop, John Strang National Addiction Centre (The Maudsley Hospital/Institute of Psychiatry), London and 1University of Greenwich, London, UK
Pages 201-204 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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