I want to thank Dr. Cappelletti and colleagues for showing interest in our article
and for their insightful comments (
1
). They have put forward three interesting points, namely: 1) Differentiation of the
term body packing from other terms like body pushing; 2) Use of items other than illegal
drugs in body packing; 3) Self-presentation by the body packers to a health care facility.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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