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Commentary

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) – the Hydra monster of recreational drugs

Anders HelanderDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska University Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Matilda BäckbergSwedish Poisons Information Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 1-3 | Received 16 Jul 2016, Accepted 20 Jul 2016, Published online: 23 Aug 2016

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