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Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Young People - A Compendium of Best Practices

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Section 3 - References

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  9. Ibid.
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  12. Morgan, M., Evaluation of Substance Use Prevention Programmes. In A. Springer and A. Uhl (eds), Evaluation Research in Regard to Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse. European Commission on Drugs and Drug Abuse, 1998.
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