Crime and expenditure amongst polydrug misusers seeking treatment: The connection between prescribed methadone and crack use, and criminal involvement

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 119-126

  Best, David ^a   Sidwell, Clare ^a   Gossop, Michael ^a   Harris, Jenny ^a   Strang, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035583143     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/41.1.119     Document Type: Article

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