Methamphetamine use among Iranian heroin kerack-dependent women: implications for treatment.

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Published in Int J High Risk Behav Addict on June 26, 2013

Authors

Zahra Alam Mehrjerdi1, Zohreh Abarashi2, Sahar Mansoori3, Abbas Deylamizadeh3, Javad Salehi Fadardi4, Alireza Noroozi5, Mehran Zarghami6

Author Affiliations

1: Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
2: Center of Psychological Counseling Services, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, IR Iran.
3: Division of Research on Drug Use and Dependence, Rebirth Society (NGO), Tehran, IR Iran.
4: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, IR Iran.
5: School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine (SATM), Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
6: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran ; Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.

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