Poly-drug Use among ecstasy users: Separate, synergistic, and indiscriminate patterns

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 517-542

  Boeri, Miriam W ^a,b   Sterk, Claire E ^a   Bahora, Masuma ^a   Elifson, Kirk W ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47349087252     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260803800207     Document Type: Article

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