Buzzed, broke, but not busted: How young Australians perceive the consequences of using illicit drugs

Youth Studies Australia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-28

  Lancaster, Kari ^a   Hughes, Caitlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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