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Cold Preparation of Heroin in a Black Tar Market

Alexis M. RothDepartment of Community Health & Prevention, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard F. ArmentaFamily Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Karla D. WagnerSchool of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada,Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA
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Steffanie A. StrathdeeDivision of Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Jesse L. GoldshearDepartment of Community Health & Prevention, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jazmine Cuevas-MotaDivision of Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Richard S. GarfeinDivision of Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Pages 1242-1246 | Published online: 12 Jun 2017

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