Crack Cocaine Medical Uses
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• Coca Médica, Anglo-American Medical Tower, Psychiatry Service, Lima, Perú • Co-author of book Oral Cocaine as Agonist Therapy Crack Cocaine «Crack» is a solid form of freebased cocaine. Called «crack» because it snaps and cracks when … View Doc
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Cracks In The System
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Cocaine Abuse And Addiction Research Report
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Section 1: Background And Problem Statement
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Treatment Of Acute Intoxication And Withdrawal From Drugs Of …
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Chapter 23 Medicines And Drugs
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