Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 291-301 , 1 February 2002

The effects of sponsorship in 12-step treatment of injection drug users

Received 9 August 1999 ,Revised 1 June 2001 ,Accepted 2 June 2001.

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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