Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2005

The impact of illicit drug market changes on health agency operations in Sydney, Australia

  • Amy Gibson, B.Sc.(Hons), B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052 Australia. Tel.: +61 (0)2 9385 0333; fax: +61 (0)2 9385 0222
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  • Carolyn Day, B.Sc.(Hons)
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  • Louisa Degenhardt, Ph.D., M.Psych.(Clinical)

Received 26 March 2004 ,Revised 14 October 2004 ,Accepted 28 October 2004.

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PII: S0740-5472(04)00125-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.10.004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2005

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