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'Rich Man's Speed': a qualitative study of young cocaine users

Annabel Boys National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
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Julie Dobson National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
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John Marsden National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
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John Strang National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, Addiction Sciences Building, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF, UK
Pages 195-210 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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