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Original Articles

Understanding Differences in Marijuana Use Among Urban Black and Suburban White High School Students from Two U.S. Community Samples

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Pages 51-73 | Received 04 Mar 2005, Accepted 13 Jun 2005, Published online: 04 Oct 2008

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