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Marked increase in substance use among young people after L’Aquila earthquake

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Acknowledgments

We thank Drs. Annarita Tomassini, Roberta Ortenzi, Stefania Di Mauro, Maurizio Malavolta, Laura Verni, Ilaria Santini, Ida De Lauretis, and Natascia Giordani Paesani for their clinical assistance.

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  1. Department of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Unit, ‘San Salvatore’ Hospital, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    Rocco Pollice, Valeria Bianchini, Rita Roncone & Massimo Casacchia

  2. Department of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Unit, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Loc. Coppito, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

    Rocco Pollice

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Pollice, R., Bianchini, V., Roncone, R. et al. Marked increase in substance use among young people after L’Aquila earthquake. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 20, 429–430 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-011-0192-2

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