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  1. The purpose of this study was to assess what is associated with health service satisfaction among adults with a substance use disorder receiving services provided within different municipalities in Norway. An ...

    Authors: Marianne Stallvik, Grete Flemmen, Jo Arild Salthammer and Trond Nordfjærn

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:18

    Content type: Research

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  2. The problem of substance use disorder in Iran is of great national concern. The aim of this study was to measure the association between substance use disorder and demographic, social and behavioral factors in...

    Authors: Gholamhossein Shahraki, Zahra Sedaghat and Mohammad Fararouei

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:17

    Content type: Research

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  3. Among the adult population worldwide, about 0.5% has illicit drug use disorder (DUD) and about 5% has alcohol use disorder (AUD). Dependency on alcohol, medication or illicit drugs are recognised as risk facto...

    Authors: Dagny Adriaenssen Johannessen, Trond Nordfjærn and Amy Østertun Geirdal

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:16

    Content type: Review

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  4. Alcohol intoxication is associated with problems such as violence, injuries, drunk driving and sexual risk-taking, and music festivals are considered a high-risk setting for high levels of alcohol consumption....

    Authors: Kristin Feltmann, Tobias H. Elgán and Johanna Gripenberg

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:15

    Content type: Research

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  5. Elimination of psychological dependence to substance is more difficult than elimination of physical dependence, and needs to time, going through several stages, and internal care. The aim of this study was to ...

    Authors: Rostam Jalali, Asie Moradi, Fateme Dehghan, Samira Merzai and Mostafa Alikhani

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:14

    Content type: Research

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  6. Cognitive impairment is prevalent among people with substance problems and a factor affecting retention in treatment. Empirical phenomenography was used to systematically explore how people with cognitive impa...

    Authors: Julaine Allan, Susan Collings and Alice Munro

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:13

    Content type: Research

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  7. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has identified a persistent research-to-practice gap in the implementation of evidence-based prevention and treatment programs for substance use disorder. To identify mecha...

    Authors: Zachary F. Meisel, Julia Mitchell, Daniel Polsky, Nada Boualam, Ellen McGeoch, Janet Weiner, Matthew Miclette, Jonathan Purtle, Bruce Schackman and Carolyn C. Cannuscio

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:12

    Content type: Research

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  8. Psychoactive substance (PS) use is a public health concern among University students. Understanding the factors underlay the use helps to underpin effective preventive interventions. However, there is dearth o...

    Authors: Znabu Hadush Kahsay, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema and Alessandra N. Bazzano

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:11

    Content type: Research

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  9. Smoking cessation is an achievable behavioral change, which reduces the risks of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and tobacco-related diseases. There is a need for an effective smoking cessation service for lo...

    Authors: Myo Nyein Aung, Motoyuki Yuasa, Saiyud Moolphate, Thaworn Lorga, Hirohide Yokokawa, Hiroshi Fukuda, Tsutomu Kitajima, Susumu Tanimura, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Koichi Ono, Payom Thinuan, Kazuo Minematsu, Jitladda Deerojanawong, Yaoyanee Suya and Eiji Marui

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:10

    Content type: Research

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  10. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) might be associated with the symptoms of depression and anxiety, sleep disturbances and sexual dysfunctions. This study was designed to determine the effects of crocin on ...

    Authors: Anahita Khalatbari-mohseni, Hamid Reza Banafshe, Naghmeh Mirhosseini, Zatollah Asemi, Amir Ghaderi and Abdollah Omidi

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:9

    Content type: Research

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  11. Iran is a country with the highest rate of opioid addiction in the world. The most commonly used opioid in Iran is opium, and methadone is in second place. The trend of drug use has changed from opium to metha...

    Authors: Davood Soroosh, Mahbubeh Neamatshahi, Bahram Zarmehri, Samaneh Nakhaee and Omid Mehrpour

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:8

    Content type: Research

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  12. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is more common in patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) than in the general population. Although international guidelines recommend integrated treatment clinicians are...

    Authors: Germa Catherina Maria Nass, Leon Willem van Rens and Boukje Arnolda Gerdina Dijkstra

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:7

    Content type: Research

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  13. There has been a dramatic increase of deaths due to illicit fentanyl. We examined the pharmacology of fentanyl and reviewed data on the number of repeat doses of naloxone used to treat fentanyl overdoses. Mult...

    Authors: Ronald B. Moss and Dennis J. Carlo

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:6

    Content type: Debate

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  14. Alcohol use impacts several dimensions, including physical health, mental health, families, and social interactions. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and to determine the factors associated with alc...

    Authors: Onnalin Singkorn, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Bukhari Putsa, Sudkhed Detpetukyon, Rachanee Sunsern, Phitnaree Thutsanti, Ratipark Tamornpark, Panupong Upala and Chadaporn Inta

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:5

    Content type: Research

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  15. Although alcohol use disorders contribute a high proportion of population disease burden, the treatment gap is large, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To narrow this gap, contextually relevant e...

    Authors: Selamawit Zewdu, Charlotte Hanlon, Abebaw Fekadu, Girmay Medhin and Solomon Teferra

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:4

    Content type: Research

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  16. Globally, people who inject drugs are highly vulnerable to HIV transmission. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs are one of the most cost-effective mechanisms to substitute opioid use and improve th...

    Authors: Tam Minh Thi Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Mercedes Fleming, Manh Duc Pham, Long Thanh Nguyen, Anh Lan Thi Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Thang Huu Nguyen, Van Hai Hoang, Xuan Thanh Thi Le, Quan Hoang Vuong, Manh Tung Ho, Van Nhue Dam, Thu Trang Vuong, Vu Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen…

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:3

    Content type: Research

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  17. Knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients receiving opioid substitution treatment (OST) is limited and fragmented. The present study examines the HRQOL of a large national sample of OST p...

    Authors: Lisa Strada, Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Moritz Rosenkranz, Uwe Verthein, Norbert Scherbaum, Jens Reimer and Bernd Schulte

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:2

    Content type: Research

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  18. Behavioral Interventions are needed to prevent HIV in substance users, which is associated with higher risk for contracting HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse or syringe-based exposure. We reviewed univers...

    Authors: Adel Elkbuli, Valerie Polcz, Brianna Dowd, Mark McKenney and Guillermo Prado

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2019 14:1

    Content type: Review

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  19. Understanding the relapse risk among different illicit drugs is vital for developing an adequate relapse prevention policy. Therefore, the current study aims to explore the potential difference in long-term re...

    Authors: Liang-Jen Wang, Mei-Yen Chen, Chin-Yin Lin, Mian-Yoon Chong, Wen-Jiun Chou, Yu-Han You, Chih-Pu Tsai, Yi-Syuan Chen and Shing-Fang Lu

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:50

    Content type: Research

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  20. Whilst alcohol misuse is decreasing amongst younger adults in many countries, it is increasing in older adults. Residential rehabilitation (rehab) is a vital component of the alcohol treatment system, particul...

    Authors: Sarah Wadd and Maureen Dutton

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:49

    Content type: Research

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  21. Little research has investigated in-depth how physicians perceive their role in smoking cessation care. This qualitative study sought to understand physicians’ perceptions of responsibility for smoking cessation.

    Authors: E. Meijer, M. Kampman, M. S. Geisler and N. H. Chavannes

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:48

    Content type: Research

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  22. People with substance use disorders (PWSUDs) are a clearly delineated group at high risk for suicidal behaviour. Expert consensus is that suicide prevention strategies should be culturally sensitive and specif...

    Authors: Daniel Goldstone, Jason Bantjes and Lisa Dannatt

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:47

    Content type: Research

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  23. Substance use is a major mental health concern among university students. It may result in behavioral and academic problems, psychiatric disorders, and infectious diseases. Thus, this study investigated the ri...

    Authors: Farhad Taremian, Hamid Yaghubi, Hamid Pairavi, Seyed Ruhollah Hosseini, Masoud Zafar and Reza Moloodi

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:46

    Content type: Research

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  24. Substance dependence is considered as an important health disorder with a wide and serious range of psychosocial effects. With regard to the large number of people with substance dependency in Iran and high fa...

    Authors: Gholamhossein Shahraki, Zahra Sedaghat and Mohammad Fararouei

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:45

    Content type: Research

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  25. This study was conducted to elucidate the anti-doping (AD) education, doping control experience, and AD knowledge according to the World Anti-doping Code (Code) of Japanese university athletes.

    Authors: Yuka Murofushi, Yujiro Kawata, Akari Kamimura, Masataka Hirosawa and Nobuto Shibata

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:44

    Content type: Research

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  26. There is limited information about the potential individual-level and contextual drivers of heavy drinking in South Africa. This study aimed to identify risk factors for heavy drinking in Tshwane, South Africa.

    Authors: Pamela J. Trangenstein, Neo K. Morojele, Carl Lombard, David H. Jernigan and Charles D. H. Parry

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:43

    Content type: Research

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  27. The use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances typically first occurs in adolescence. The purpose of this study was to examine alcohol, cigarette, and illicit substance use among adolescents in Poland, in...

    Authors: Maria Nowak, Malgorzata Papiernik, Alicja Mikulska and Bozena Czarkowska-Paczek

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:42

    Content type: Research

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  28. Nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) is a serious public health problem in North America. At a population-level, previous research has identified differences in the prevalence and correlates of NMPOU amo...

    Authors: Tessa Cheng, Will Small, Huiru Dong, Ekaterina Nosova, Kanna Hayashi and Kora DeBeck

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:41

    Content type: Research

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  29. In western countries demographic changes are leading to an ageing society. Consequently, the number of older adults with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) will rise and the demand of treatment is likely to increase...

    Authors: Hanna Dauber, Oliver Pogarell, Ludwig Kraus and Barbara Braun

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:40

    Content type: Research

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  30. Substance use disorders are associated with poorer clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. There is no specific treatment for amphetamine or cannabis use disorder, but methadone and buprenorphine are...

    Authors: Kristiina Kivimies, Eila Repo-Tiihonen, Hannu Kautiainen and Jari Tiihonen

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:39

    Content type: Research

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  31. Drug misuse is a major problem that has an extreme negative effect on people’s health. Methamphetamine (MA) is frequently used by young adults, despite its harmful consequences. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM...

    Authors: Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Leila Jahangiry, Tahereh Pashaei, Farhad Ramezani-badr, Haidar Nadrian and Koen Ponnet

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:38

    Content type: Research

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  32. Pharmacological neuroenhancement (PNE) refers to the use of psychoactive substances without doctor’s prescription to enhance cognitive performance or to improve mood. Although some studies have reported that d...

    Authors: Christiana Bagusat, Angela Kunzler, Jennifer Schlecht, Andreas G. Franke, Andrea Chmitorz and Klaus Lieb

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:37

    Content type: Research

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  33. Substance use and depression co-occurrence is a frequent phenomenon and an important public health concern. Given the clinical implications and the high prevalence of both disorders, effective interventions ar...

    Authors: Carmela Martínez-Vispo, Úrsula Martínez, Ana López-Durán, Elena Fernández del Río and Elisardo Becoña

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:36

    Content type: Review

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2020 15:37

  34. The reported high rate of relapse in the context of an ever-increasing rate of substance abuse internationally and in South Africa together with the fact that the topic of sustained recovery from Substance Use...

    Authors: Mandy Stokes, Peter Schultz and Assim Alpaslan

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:35

    Content type: Research

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  35. The Climate and Preventure (CAP) study was the first trial to assess and demonstrate the effectiveness of a combined universal and selective approach for preventing alcohol use and related harms among adolescents...

    Authors: Nicola C. Newton, Maree Teesson, Marius Mather, Katrina E. Champion, Emma L. Barrett, Lexine Stapinski, Natacha Carragher, Erin Kelly, Patricia J. Conrod and Tim Slade

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:34

    Content type: Research

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  36. Program attrition is a major problem in substance use treatment. It is not clear which client and treatment variables are related to successful completion. This study aimed to identify client variables associa...

    Authors: Michael Harley, Sabrina Winona Pit, Trent Rees and Susan Thomas

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:33

    Content type: Research

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  37. This paper discusses the initial testing of the Housing First Training and Technical Assistance (HFTAT) Program, a multifaceted, distance-based strategy for the implementation of the Housing First (HF) support...

    Authors: Dennis P. Watson, Emily Q. Ahonen, Valery Shuman, Molly Brown, Sam Tsemberis, Philip Huynh, Fangqian Ouyang and Huiping Xu

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:32

    Content type: Research

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  38. Substance use in adolescents is a global public health concern that continues to draw attention from academics, policy experts, and government officials. In Morocco, few studies have investigated the influenci...

    Authors: Hicham El Kazdouh, Abdelghaffar El-Ammari, Siham Bouftini, Samira El Fakir and Youness El Achhab

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:31

    Content type: Research

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  40. Cognitions associated with craving and substance use are important contributors for the psychological theories of Substance use disorders (SUD), as they may affect the course and treatment. In this study, we a...

    Authors: Melike Küçükkarapınar, Hale Yapici Eser, Vahap Ozan Kotan, Merve Yalcinay-Inan, Rifat Tarhan and Zehra Arikan

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:29

    Content type: Research

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  41. Our previous research has found low and stable mean drug treatment coverage among people who inject drugs (PWID) across 90 large US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) during 1993–2002. This manuscript updat...

    Authors: Barbara Tempalski, Charles M. Cleland, Leslie D. Williams, Hannah L. F. Cooper and Samuel R. Friedman

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:28

    Content type: Short report

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  42. For many individuals with substance use disorders, the entry point for addiction treatment can be through withdrawal management (e.g. detoxification) services. However, little is known about the factors that p...

    Authors: Sharon Vipler, Kanna Hayashi, M.-J. Milloy, Evan Wood, Ekaterina Nosova, Thomas Kerr and Lianping Ti

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:27

    Content type: Research

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  43. Youth exposure to positive marijuana messages increases their risk of marijuana use. Since Washington State legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, marijuana businesses have used social media business pages ...

    Authors: Megan A. Moreno, Aubrey D. Gower, Marina C. Jenkins, Bradley Kerr and Jesse Gritton

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:23

    Content type: Research

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  44. Recently the United States Assistant Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Use disclosed having suspended the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, stating it was so deficient in both ...

    Authors: Sharon Green-Hennessy

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:26

    Content type: Commentary

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  45. Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes remain a significant and costly public health issue globally. Particularly young people are over-represented in these incidents. This study set out to explore the factors ...

    Authors: Mario Fernando, Johanna Buckland, Prashina Melwani, Vanessa Tent, Philip Preston and Sabrina Winona Pit

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:25

    Content type: Research

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  46. An increasingly recognised prevention approach for substance use entails a reduction in risk factors, and the enhancement of promotive, or protective factors in individuals and the environment surrounding them...

    Authors: Beatrice Wamuyu Muchiri and Monika M. L. dos Santos

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:24

    Content type: Research

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  47. Long-term use of opioid analgesics (OA) for chronic pain may result in opioid use disorder (OUD). This is associated with adverse outcomes for individuals, families and society. Treatment needs of people with ...

    Authors: Johan Kakko, Charlotte Gedeon, Mikael Sandell, Henrik Grelz, Inge Birkemose, Thomas Clausen, Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir, Kaarlo Simojoki, Richard Littlewood, Hannu Alho and Fred Nyberg

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:22

    Content type: Review

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  48. “Freshman’s week” (FW) is a Norwegian initiation ritual to higher education. Previous research has suggested that FW-participation is associated with better social adjustment to the student setting, as well as...

    Authors: E. K. Erevik, S. Pallesen, Ø. Vedaa, C. S. Andreassen and T. Torsheim

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:21

    Content type: Research

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  50. Little is known about the role of financial hardship as it relates to drug use, especially among men who have sex with men (MSM). As such, this study aimed to investigate potential associations between financi...

    Authors: Su Hyun Park, Yazan Al-Ajlouni, Joseph J. Palamar, William C. Goedel, Anthony Estreet, Brian Elbel, Scott E. Sherman and Dustin T. Duncan

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2018 13:19

    Content type: Short report

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