Expensive Habit: Concaine's value to dealers and its attraction to users is enhanced when it is converted using this kind of freebase paraphenalia

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Expensive Habit: Concaine's value to dealers and its attraction to users is enhanced when it is converted using this kind of freebase paraphenalia

Date3/19/1982

Names

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Expensive Habit: Concaine's value to dealers and its attraction to users is enhanced when it is converted using this kind of freebase paraphenalia.

Subject

Drugs

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005474F

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