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Optimisation of methadone treatment in a group of patients on a mephedrone binge and dependent on many psychoactive substances

Michal OrdakDepartment of Pharmacodynamics and Pathophysiology, Centre for Preclinical, Research and Technology (CePT), Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Tadeusz NasierowskiDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;
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Elzbieta MuszynskaDepartment of Medical Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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Magdalena Bujalska-ZadroznyDepartment of Pharmacodynamics and Pathophysiology, Centre for Preclinical, Research and Technology (CePT), Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;
Pages 38-42 | Received 01 Jul 2019, Accepted 15 Oct 2019, Published online: 30 Oct 2019

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