Polydrug abuse in heroin addicts: A behavioral economic analysis

Addiction

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-335

  Petry, Nancy M ^a,b   Bickel, Warren K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE;

EID: 0031912057     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9333212.x     Document Type: Article

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