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The topic of this article is the experimental psychology and experimental pharmacology of benzodiazepines as applied to their abuse liability assessment.1 The issues of physiological and psychological dependence on benzodiazepines are considered to be separate topics and will be examined as such.
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Woods, J.H. (1985). Experimental Abuse Liability Assessment of Benzodiazepines. In: Smith, D.E., Wesson, D.R. (eds) The Benzodiazepines: Current Standards for Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4886-0_15
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