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Alain Van Hiel1, Kim Dierckx1, Dries Bostyn1

  • 1Department of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

Substance Use & Misuse
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alcoholcannabiscigarettese-cigarettespolitical climatepolitical orientationschoolsvaping

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