United States drug prohibition and legal highs: How drug testing may lead cannabis users to Spice

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-224

  Perrone, Dina ^a   Helgesen, Randi D ^a   Fischer, Ryan G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877913071     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2012.749392     Document Type: Article

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