The effects of alprazolam on conditioned place preferences produced by intravenous heroin

@article{Walker2003TheEO,
  title={The effects of alprazolam on conditioned place preferences produced by intravenous heroin},
  author={Brendan M Walker and Aaron Ettenberg},
  journal={Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior},
  year={2003},
  volume={75},
  pages={75-80}
}
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