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Acupuncutre and Substance Abuse
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umerous celebrities of the past half century have been plagued with substance abuse problems, with disastrous results. Th is article highlights some of the most famous cases and briefl y discusses medical views of substance abuse from Osler's time to the present. ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis Presley, the undisputed king of rock and roll, had it all: a great voice, talent, and especially charisma. His pe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Bioscience and Clinical Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2203-1413
DOI: 10.7575/aiac.abcmed.ca1.34