Reprioritizing dependence and abuse: A comparison of cannabis clients in treatment with a nontreatment sample of users

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 495-502

  Hathaway, Andrew D ^a   MacDonald, Scott ^b   Erickson, Patricia G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction treatment; Cannabis; Harm reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849100319     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350701867281     Document Type: Article

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