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Changing the ways of CPDD – College on Problems of Drug Dependence – June 12-16, #CPDD2016
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Need more skilled addiction specialists? New paper out now
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BC Addiction Conference & Research Day 2016
MAY 25, 2016 Full conference
New article out now: Time to confront the iatrogenic opioid addiction
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New review out now: Epilepsy drug fails crack addiction
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