'Rich man's speed': A qualitative study of young cocaine users

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-210

  Boys, Annabel ^a   Dobson, Julie ^a   Marsden, John ^a   Strang, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036013010     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630110112609     Document Type: Article

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