Black beauties, gorilla pills, footballs, and hillbilly heroin: Some reflections on prescription drug abuse and diversion research over the past 40 years

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-114

  Inciardi, James A ^a   Cicero, Theodore J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 67949086869     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260903900109     Document Type: Article

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