International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 12, Issue 5 , Pages 455-468 , 1 November 2001

The meaning of ecstasy use and clubbing to women in the late 1990s

Received 1 March 2001 ,Accepted 1 September 2001.

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International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 12, Issue 5 , Pages 455-468 , 1 November 2001