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International Journal of Clinical Case Studies Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJCCS-102, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2356/2015/102
Case Study
A Case Study of Adolescent Substance Misuse: A Successful Application of the Adolescent Community Reinforcement (A-CRA) approach in an Irish context

Jo-Hanna Ivers1* and Kevin Ducray2

1Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Irland
2National Drug Treatment Centre Board, Ireland
Jo-Hanna Ivers, Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Irland; E-mail: jivers@tcd.ie
15 January 2015; 25 March 2015; 27 March 2015
Ivers J, Ducray K (2014) A Case Study of Adolescent Substance Misuse: A Successful Application of the Adolescent Community Reinforcement (A-CRA) approach in an Irish context. Int J Clin Case Stud 1: 102. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2356/2015/102

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