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Research Articles

The prevalence of drug driving and being caught for a drug driving offense among community-recruited people who use methamphetamine in metropolitan and rural Victoria, Australia

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Pages 103-108 | Received 29 Jul 2022, Accepted 16 Nov 2022, Published online: 20 Jan 2023

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