Methamphetamine Dependency

authors:

avatar Kobra Lashkaripour ORCID 1 , * , avatar Elham Torbati 2

Department of Psychiatric & Psychology, Baharan Psychiatric Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Kowsar Corporation

how to cite: Lashkaripour K, Torbati E. Methamphetamine Dependency. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2012;1(1): 7-8. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.5336.

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