About this Hardcover
- ISBN-13
- 9781605472775
- Author
- Pedro Ruiz,Eric C. Strain
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 1074
- Binding
- Hardcover
Verified US edition — ISBN 9781605472775
ISBN 9781605472775 identifies the Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse A Comprehensive Textbook by Pedro Ruiz by Pedro Ruiz,Eric C. Strain, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2011). Every copy Book Shop Now ships against this ISBN is the genuine US-edition print run from the original publisher's authorized US distribution — no overseas reprints, no scanned facsimiles, no "international edition" rebranding. Verify this ISBN against your professor's syllabus before checkout.
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