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Delinquency and the Amphetamines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. D. Scott  and
D. R. C. Willcox
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
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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.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 111 , Issue 478 , September 1965 , pp. 865 - 875
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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