Initiation into prescription opioid misuse amongst young injection drug users
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Prescription drug misuse.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Drug Policy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0955-3959
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.014