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. 2012 Feb 21;184(3):285-6.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.109-4088. Epub 2012 Jan 23.

Medically induced opioid addiction reaching alarming levels

Medically induced opioid addiction reaching alarming levels

Paul Christopher Webster. CMAJ. .
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Researchers are concerned that vast numbers of “medically dependent” opioid addicts are being created simply by following doctors’ orders.

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