Attention to metabolic energy disturbance is needed to treat relapse of heroin
Drug dependence is a major public health crisis. The main goal of treating substance dependence is to prevent relapse. In clinical practice, the risk… Read more »
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Why do some people study, and in fact enjoy studying, what most other people don’t even want to look at – the ever-spreading, never-promising… Read more »
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