Two new cases of poppy seed tea dependence: using new formulations for an old condition
Rachit Gupta
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorHae-Young C. Chong
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Adolescent Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAdam Pastor
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorYvonne Bonomo
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRachit Gupta
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorHae-Young C. Chong
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Adolescent Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAdam Pastor
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorYvonne Bonomo
Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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