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Delinquency and the Amphetamines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. D. Scott
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital
D. R. C. Willcox
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Pathology, The Bethlem Royal Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital

Extract

The drug-taking behaviour of young people is causing great concern. The topic has been discussed for some years in the national newspapers and in the medical journals, and early last year the Government decided to take action.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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