The Co-occurring Use and Misuse of Cannabis and Tobacco: A Review
Arpana Agrawal 1,* , Alan J. Budney 2 , and Michael T. Lynskey 1
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Washington University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, 660 S. Euclid, CB 8134, Saint Louis. MO 63110.
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