Shifting characteristics of nonmedical prescription tranquilizer users in the United States, 2005–2014
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عنوان ژورنال: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0376-8716
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.11.015