Video: Treatment for cocaine dependence

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20.05.2014

While cocaine remains the most commonly used illicit stimulant in Europe, challenges still exist around the provision of treatment to users.

 

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Treatment for cocaine dependence — reviewing current evidence (Perspectives on drugs)

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