Trends in opioid analgesic abuse and mortality in the United States
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From the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver (R.C.D., S.G.S., B.B.-B., J.L.G.); the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (H.L.S.); the Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (T.J.C.); and the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, New York (M.W.P.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Dart at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, 777 Bannock St., Mailcode 0180, Denver, CO 80204, or at [email protected].
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Trends in opioid analgesic abuse and mortality in the United States.
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