Crack-Powder Cocaine Disparity and Commodity Fetishism
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Concurrent use and order of use of cocaine and alcohol: behavioural differences between users of crack cocaine and cocaine powder.
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عنوان ژورنال: Academia letters
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2771-9359']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20935/al4043