The Pharmacotherapy of Adolescent Opioid Dependence
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Psychosocial interventions in pharmacotherapy of opioid dependence: a literature review
BACKGROUND: Several pharmacological approaches are effective in the treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1085-0295
DOI: 10.1521/capn.2010.15.2.1