"Non injectables": Methadone syrup and benzodiazepine injection by methadone-maintained clients

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-250

  Sunjic, Sandra ^a,c   Howard, John ^b  

^a S W Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Area Drug and Alcohol Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Injection; Methadone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030521370     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239600185981     Document Type: Article

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